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New Books in Art

Interviews with Scholars of Art about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member!

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David J. Carol, “No Plan B” (Peanut Press, 2017)

2017/6/21

No Plan B by David J. Carol was published by Peanut Press Books in 2017. The book is a retrospective

Gillian McIver, “Art History for Filmmakers: The Art of Visual Storytelling” (Bloomsbury, 2016)

2017/6/14

Gillian McIver‘s Art History for Filmmakers: The Art of Visual Storytelling (Bloomsbury, 2016) is a

Paul Youngquist, “A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism” (U. Texas Press, 2016)

2017/5/27

The legendary band leader Sun Ra said he came from Saturn. Known on Earth for his inventive music an

Adair Rounthwaite, “Asking the Audience: Participatory Art in 1980s New York” (U. Minnesota Press, 2017)

2017/5/23

In Asking the Audience: Participatory Art in 1980s New York (University of Minnesota Press, 2017) Ad

Discussion with George White, President of Up With Paper/Jumping Jack Press (Bologna Book Fair, 2017)

2017/5/23

George White, President and COO of Up With Paper and Jumping Jack Press interviewed following the Bo

Amy Elkins, “Black is the Day, Black is the Night” (Self Published, 2016)

2017/5/22

Black is the Day, Black is the Night by Amy Elkins is self-published (2016), with an essay by Gregor

Matteo Faglia, “Pop-Up Show: The Magic Inside Books” (Bologna Children’s Book Fair Exhibition, 2017)

2017/5/21

Matteo Faglia, discusses the 2017 Bologna Book Fair exhibition, “Pop-up Show: The Magic Inside Books

Dorothy Ko, “The Social Life of Inkstones: Artisans and Scholars in Early Qing China” (U. of Washington Press, 2017)

2017/5/18

Dorothy Ko‘s new book is a must-read. Troubling the hierarchy of head over hands and the propensity

Mark Alice Durant, “27 Contexts – An Anecdotal History in Photography” (Saint Lucy Books, 2017)

2017/4/26

27 Contexts –An Anecdotal History in Photography by Mark Alice Durant was published by Saint Lucy Bo

Benjamin Fondane, “Existential Monday” (NYRB Classics, 2016)

2017/4/7

Benjamin Fondane, a Franco-Romanian writer and contributor to the development of existential philoso

Ruth Beckford and Careth Reid, “The Picture Man: From the Collection of Bay Area Photographer E. F. Joseph” (Arcadia, 2017)

2017/3/30

From 1927 until his death in 1979, E.F. Joseph documented the daily lives of African Americans in th

Andrew Causey, “Drawn to See: Drawing as Ethnographic Method” (U. Toronto Press, 2016)

2017/3/27

In his new book Drawn to See: Drawing as an Ethnographic Method (University of Toronto Press, 2016)

Karl Baden, “The Americans by Car” (Retroactive Press, 2016)

2017/3/25

The Americans by Car is Karl Baden’s latest book. An homage to Robert Frank’s The Americans and Lee

Christopher Pizzino, “Arresting Development: Comics at the Boundaries of Literature” (U of Texas Press, 2016)

2017/3/19

There’s a common myth about the history of comic books and strips. It’s the idea that the medium lan

Damion Searls, “The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing” (Crown, 2017)

2017/3/7

In his new book The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and The Power of Seeing (Crown, 20

Paul LeValley, “Art Follows Nature: A Worldwide History of the Nude” (Edition One Books, 2016)