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The Artist's Palette The Artist's Palette Alexandra Loske

A beautifully illustrated look at the paints and palettes used by many of the world鈥檚 greatest artists from the sixteenth century to today

The Architecture of Urbanity The Architecture of Urbanity: Designing for Nature, Culture, and Joy Vishaan Chakrabarti

From one of today鈥檚 most inspired architects and urban advocates, a manifesto for architecture as a force for addressing our biggest social challenges

Fragmentary Forms Fragmentary Forms: A New History of Collage Freya Gowrley

A beautifully illustrated global history of collage from the origins of paper to today

Suzanne Jackson Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love Kellie Jones, Paulina Pobocha, and Taylor Jasper

A richly illustrated account tracing the full arc of contemporary painter Suzanne Jackson鈥檚 life and multifaceted artistic vision

Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine) Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine): A Respite for the Weary Time-Traveler. Featuring a Rite of Ancient Intelligence Carried out by the Gardeners toward the Continued Improvement of the Human Specious by Kara E-Walker Kara Walker

A gorgeously illustrated book documenting acclaimed artist Kara Walker鈥檚 major new installation鈥斺渁 groundbreaking collaboration merging art and technology鈥 (New York Times)

The Shape of Power The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture Karen Lemmey, Tobias Wofford, and Grace Yasumura

A major new survey of American sculpture, exploring how it both reflects and redefines concepts of race and identity in the United States

The Monument鈥檚 End The Monument鈥檚 End: Public Art and the Modern Republic Marisa Anne Bass

How today鈥檚 questions surrounding monuments and the ways we commemorate our past first arose in Rembrandt鈥檚 time

D眉rer鈥檚 Knots D眉rer鈥檚 Knots: Early European Print and the Islamic East Susan Dackerman

An important new examination of Islamic themes in the art of Albrecht D眉rer

Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci: An Untraceable Life Stephen J. Campbell

How our image of the Renaissance鈥檚 most famous artist is a modern myth

Art in a State of Siege Art in a State of Siege Joseph Leo Koerner

An art historical epic for dangerous times

Relics of War Relics of War: The History of a Photograph Jennifer Raab

How a single haunting image tells a story about violence, mourning, and memory

Minor White, Memorable Fancies Minor White, Memorable Fancies Minor White

The personal journals of one of postwar America鈥檚 most influential photographers, published for the first time

Manet Manet: A Model Family Edited by Diana Seave Greenwald

A groundbreaking and richly illustrated account of the importance of Manet鈥檚 family to his art

Little Beasts Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World Edited by Alexandra Libby, Brooks Rich, and Stacey Sell

A richly illustrated look at the intersection of art and science in Renaissance Europe

Designing the American Century Designing the American Century: The Public Landscapes of Clarke and Rapuano, 1915鈥1965 Thomas J. Campanella

A richly illustrated look at the lives and collaborations of two unsung giants of American landscape and urban design

Women Architects at Work Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism Mary Anne Hunting and Kevin D. Murphy

A comprehensive history of the women architects who left their enduring mark on American Modernism

Queer Moderns Queer Moderns: Max Ewing's Jazz Age New York Alice T. Friedman

A richly illustrated history of the glittering world of queer artistic life in the 1920s and 鈥30s

Pink Pink: The History of a Color Michel Pastoureau

From the acclaimed author of Blue and other color histories, the beautifully illustrated story of pink, from the first ancient pigments to Barbie

Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Kandinsky: The Sketchbooks Wassily Kandinsky

A revelatory collection of the artist鈥檚 sketches and preparatory drawings, featuring many that have never been published before

Niki de Saint Phalle Niki de Saint Phalle: The Sketchbooks Edited by Larry Warsh

A richly illustrated collection of previously unpublished drawings by the famed modern artist