SOME people believe knowledge of an artist’s life is irrelevant; what matters is the work. Sometimes, a biography can rightly or wrongly diminish enjoyment of the work. It is indeed hard to ...

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. By The New York Times Books Staff Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction ...

The Stockholm subway system is said to be the world's longest art exhibit - 110 kilometers long. Traveling by subway is like traveling through an exciting story that extends from the artistic pioneers ...

They've recommended countless books over the years that they credit with strengthening their business acumen and shaping their worldviews. Here are 20 books recommended by Musk, Bezos, and Gates ...

Want to give a gift that won’t go out of style? Or a gift that can be revisited again and again? Used as a conversation starter? Have you considered an art book? Whether it’s a book about a particular ...

This type of reading is best suited to classics—and it doesn't feel right, in our humble opinion, to be reading books set in scorching ... deep in the evergreens, art and love." ...

Courtesy the publishers Art books make excellent gifts for art lovers. Whether it’s because you enjoy the slow pleasure of perusing images of art at home or you love the cultural cache of a new ...

Dec 19, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte A film about survival, creativity, the hypocrisies of high art, The Brutalist tells a story about an architect who does not exploit and manipulate ...

This book includes early designs showing how characters evolved visually, gorgeous vistas of sprawling background and setting art, and interviews with over 20 key animators, writers, directors, ...

We asked our writers what books moved them the most, and they had plenty of suggestions. After a lot of back and forth, and a really hard time narrowing down the selections, we picked ten favorites.

Rejecting orthogonal geometry, the museum seamlessly merges art, architecture, and public interaction, redefining the concept of a cultural institution. Its impact extends beyond aesthetics ...