You’re busy during the holidays, we get it. It’s not easy carving out time to read, and even harder to decide what to read. So, our gift to you is this list of picks for some of the best art books ...

Art history . . . is a malleable discipline, but understanding developments in art depends on it—or at the very least is ...

On April 10 and 11, Karma Bird House hosts the free event, featuring more than 30 independent vendors and artists who make books ...

Our staff shared their favorite books on art of all time—from a gothic-tinged memoir by Sally Mann to a rollicking, research-rich portrait of the artist’s psyche across centuries. Gyula Benczur ...

Daisy Fancourt’s book ‘Art Cure’ considers how art affects our health and social life – and can help you eat your five-a-day ...

This expansive genre includes any title with a bearing on the multifaceted art world — from Audrey Flack’s memoir to Caitlin Cass’s Suffrage Song. I first encountered an artwork by Audrey Flack in ...

When fully opened, Felicia Rice’s book literally unfolds like an accordion along the length of a 30-foot table. The product of a seven-year collaboration, DOC/UNDOC ...

One of my biggest art regrets of 2011 was missing Boo-Hooray’s exhibition In All Our Decadence People Die, a show of zines and ephemera culled from anarcho-punk band Crass and their affiliates. So, ...

The words art book may conjure a large, photo-heavy monograph devoted to a single artist, but at the Boston Art Book Fair, coming to the South End’s Cyclorama, art books are, in the broadest terms, ...

The art critics of The Times select their favorites, from the biography of a “famously unknown” artist to an ode to the Louvre from 100 poets. By Holland Cotter Jason Farago and Walker Mimms Say what ...