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
An expansive look at the multifaceted American artist Toshiko Takaezu within the history of postwar artmaking
An incisive, authoritative account of the West’s failures in Afghanistan, from 9/11 to the fall of Kabul
Now back in print, a revealing look at the visionary French furniture designer and architect, highlighting his virtuoso designs and versatile creativity
A leading critic’s acclaimed story of “the photo boom” during the crucial decades of the 1970s and ’80s
An incantatory poetic novel that interweaves the legends, tragedies, and histories of a village in Vietnam
A detailed study that sheds a fascinating new light on Sir John Soane (1753-1837) and his extraordinary collection.
An exploration of the evolution of the Japanese Mingei (folk art) movement within the context of today’s concerns
The first comprehensive account of Charles J. Connick, America’s most innovative and influential stained glass artist working in the first half of the twentieth century
A major new examination of the Indian Ocean, revealing how the region has become a hotly contested geopolitical flashpoint
A compelling biography of Sheikh Abdullah, the charismatic, combative, and controversial Kashmiri politician