A landmark study of how the famed Bloomsbury Group developed their distinct aesthetic
An engaging account of the cottages orné, exploring the history of this charming architectural form’s aesthetic values, cultural impact and lasting influence
A powerful reflection on the universal art museum, considering the values critical to its history and anticipating its evolving place in our cultural future
An essential look at the Italian architect, writer, and designer whose work paved the way for the postmodern movement
An engaging, inclusive history of the NHS, from its surprising survival over the decades to today’s crises
A powerful exploration of the human capacity for renewal, as seen through Shakespeare and Freud
An exploration of the development of the art scene, its socio-political context, and the role of the fine arts in nineteenth-century Nordic society
Reassessing the career of the hugely influential Harper’s Bazaar art director, who changed the course of twentieth-century American photography and graphic design
A groundbreaking reassessment that foregrounds Van Gogh’s profound engagement with the industrial age while making his work newly relevant for our world today
A scintillating account of the cultural freedom and empowerment that American women experienced as leaders in the avant-garde scene in early twentieth-century Paris
A new history of postwar painting that explores how the desire to look backward shaped some of the period’s most radical artmaking
A dynamic look at how artists used paper to radically redefine the relationship between the body and its surroundings, and to propose new conceptions of ecology