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The acclaimed artist says his new print edition is “a threshold of sorts, where ambiguity is encouraged.”

Untitled (Superman and Rabbit), 1989 (2023) was part of the esteemed photographer's highly acclaimed Living Room project.

The acclaimed sculptor and painter describes how the intimate side of her work found expression in the new Artspace edition Acrobat, 2023

The author of the perfect museum-in-a-book on how to engage and inspire children through art

The contemporary artist tells us about the immediacy and freedom that she finds in works on paper, and what she listens to on her drawing marathons

At primary school the artist would exchange his drawings for homework, at college the medium pushed him to study architecture, now he prefers to construct complex drawings that don’t reveal their intention immediately

The artist, featured in Phaidon's new survey of contemporary drawing Vitamin D3, tells us about the immediacy of the medium, the hardest thing to get right, and the difference between drawing as a child and as an artist

New survey showcases 100 of the best contemporary artists, capturing the beautiful range of new works created in this oldest of media

Speaking with fellow artist Peter Halley, the fine art photographer describes his early enthusiasms, his utopian ideals, and the ways in which viewers should approach his imagery

With shows opening in Switzerland and America, curator and art historian Kristine Stiles takes a deep, dark dive into the mind of a modern day master

Acquisition expands Artspace parent company Phaidon's publishing program in interior design, architecture, applied arts and culture

Here, renowned New Yorker critic Calvin Tomkins offers an intimate glimpse into the artist's private studio life.

Artist Jonas Wood speaks with Artspace about the studio he rented from Ed Ruscha from 2007 to 2017, about his love for printmaking, and about the importance of understanding his process.

Vija Celmin's retrospective is on view at the Met Beuer until January 12th. Here, renowned New Yorker critic Calvin Tomkins offers an intimate glimpse into the artist's private studio life.

After years of top-secret meetings and high-clearance code-names, Artspace is unbelievably excited to announce Phaidon’s latest collaboration: Rihanna, a stunning visual autobiography inviting you into the world of an icon.

Phaidon's newest book acknowledges the rampant exclusion and under-appreciation of women in the art world, creating an overdue paper trail that cements the contributions of 400 women over the last 500 years into the art historical canon.

They may look dreamy, but Miller had to be rushed to an Austrian clinic after making his Poets series.

Excerpted from Phaidon's "Herman Miller: A Way of Living" we look at how Herman Miller became one of the most innovative and influential furniture design companies in the world.

These floral creatives are reinvigorating the world of floristry, pushing the boundaries of artistic expression with flowers and plants, and having a profound effect on visual culture and design. Not your grandmother’s florist, indeed.

Worrying about good taste, the conundrum of what is good taste or bad taste, or no taste, has done more damage to interior decoration and one’s enjoyment of it than anything else.

Stanford art historian and co-author of 'Art & Queer Culture,' Richard Meyer speaks about the globalization of queerness, and about the future of queer art.

Born in 1907, Lee Miller began her career as a fashion model in New York, moved to Paris to become a Surrealist photographer, and then became the only female combat photographer in WWII. If you don't know about her, you should.

Here’s a first exclusive look at the 113 fiber artists included in Phaidon's highly anticipated compendium 'Vitamin T: Threads and Textiles in Contemporary Art.'

2019 promises an exciting year of new art books—monographs, compendiums, exhibition catalogues. Here, we’ve assembled a list of upcoming releases that we can't wait to crack open.

Phaidon's children's books are an easy (and very fun way) to start teaching kids about art through color, shapes, and collage—and make excellent holiday gifts!

From drawings by Zaha Hadid and Ettore Sottsass to ancient Sumerian stone carvings and erotic anthropomorphized buildings, here are 7 architectural drawings that made history.

Renowned designers Sagmeister & Walsh use surveys to prove that "all eyes see beauty when it's truly there." The brown rectangle is objectively the ugliest form. Is the light blue sphere the most beautiful?

At the turn of the 19th century, Art Nouveau delighted radicals and infuriated critics with its irreverence toward tradition and its infiltration of both high and low culture. Read up on 9 artists, designers, and architects who defined the movement.

Arnold Lehman moderates a group of speakers including art critic Blake Gopnik, The Whitney Museum of American Art's Donna De Salvo and The Andy Warhol Foundation's Vincent Fremont.

To celebrate the release of Phaidon's new monograph, Lucian Freud, the most comprehensive publiscation on the artist to date, David Dawson reveals Freud's studios (he had one day time, and one for night time), and speaks about some of his working habits.

Daniel Arsham, one half of design firm Snarkitecture, has a solo exhibition at Perrotin. But the works inside are dated from 3018.

In the spirit of contemporary pilgrimage and in the name of aesthetic experience, here are 15 artworks permanently installed around the globe—excerpted from Phaidon's brand new guide, "Destination Art."

Excerpted from Phaidon's brand new book "Animal:Exploring the Zoological World," here are 7 breathtaking depictions of the animal kingdom, from 1550 to 2013.

The queen of DIY grunge art opens up to Massimiliano Gioni about her reputation, just in time for her comprehensive survey at the New Museum opening this week.

Former assistant and model for one of the 20th century's most important portraitists, David Dawson is now the co-editor of Phaidon's brand new comprehensive retrospective, Lucian Freud. Read about his intimate relationship with the painter.

Excerpted from Phaidon's newly published catalogue raisonne, we look at the little-known abstract work of Andy Warhol—"in the end, it was all about sex."

The Harlem Renaissance denotes a specific period of black cultural flourishing, which began in the early 1920s and ended just before World War II. Here, we take a look at the artists who made it happen.

Straddling art, architecture, and design, Snarkitecture does stores like Kith and Calvin Klein to museum exhibitions like their current installation at The National Building Museum in Washington DC.

In our new series "Art in the '90s" we look at the most pivotal artworks from each year of the decade. Here, Bice Curiger discusses a '93 Jenny Holzer piece about sex crime that caused quite a stir in Germany—for all the wrong reasons.

Spring is here! We compiled a list of 10 essential reads for your lazy days in the park.

In this excerpt from Phaidon’s "Bruce Nauman: The True Artist," art historian and critic Peter Plagens discusses the prolific American artist's movement toward political art.

Learn about the myth of Narcissus, and the artists who, throughout history, have made works inspired by the origin tale of narcissism.

Taken from Phaidon's new release, "500 Self Portraits," here are 27 surprising self-portraits from some of the most renowned artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

In this 2006 interview with Kathy Kubicki for Phaidon’s "Speaking of Art" by William Furlong, Iranian filmmaker/photographer Neshat talks about working on "Women Without Men," and her own tenuous relationship to her home country.

Here are 7 draftsmen who have contributed significantly to contemporary drawing, and are featured in Phaidon's "Vitamin D2: New Perspectives in Drawing."

The Chapman brothers discuss their 1995 sculpture depicting conjoined girls with relocated genitalia—excerpted from Phaidon's "Speaking of Art."

Read about the New Culture Movement, '85 New Wave, Chinese Woodblock, and Guohua, excerpted from Phaidon's 'Art in Time.'

In honor of World AIDS Day today, we speak with artist Jenny Holzer about the new New York City AIDS Memorial she helped design.

Artspace's affordable gift guide for this holiday season.

A quick chat between Phaidon's Mat Smith and painter Alex Katz on being a student at Cooper Union, gaining confidence as a young artist, and painting rituals.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's 2017 book "Annie Leibovitz Portraits 2005-1016," the artist talks about how she came to portraiture, and how she balances her personal and professional work.

Jeffrey Kastner speaks with Paul Chan, who co-founded Badlands Unlimited in 2010, about the business and pleasure of making books.

Whether going on a job interview or out for a night on the town, Artspace is here to help style your outfit with the art world's ubiquitous accessory—the tote bag.

Loney Abrams speaks with Aarons about why bookworks continue to be relevant at a time when artists can cheaply (and freely) access broad audiences online, about the emergence of artists’ e-books, and about what it was like to produce a book about books.

A conversation that touches on the collective’s origins in the early 1990s, Danish Situationism, and radical children’s television programs produced by the Danish state in the 1970s.

The 'Vitamin C' artist speaks about society’s ever-changing conceptions of nature, and what it means to make work about the body and trauma during a moment in history when these topics are at the forefront of socio-political conversation.

To celebrate the release of Phaidon Press' 'Vitamin C: Clay and Ceramics' Compendium, we've highlighted a few key artists whose work is redefining this traditional craft.

John Baldessari, Eric Fischl, Ann Hamilton, Jeff Koons, Glenn Ligon, Catherine Opie, and Hank Willis Thomas are our tour guides at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Can you console yourself about having the CV of a newborn while doing pushups and painting a masterpiece? Robert can—with the help of his personal trainer.

Take a look and read their histories carefully—their tactics may offer some inspiration.

Seven mobile homes from Phaidon's "Mobitecture: Architecture on the Move" and their corresponding spirit artworks.

We've put together a list of organizations that directly benefit from the sale of art.

Lygia Pape's first US retrospective closes next week, and in case you needed another reason to rush over there, we bring you this excerpt from Phaidon’s Defining Contemporary Art.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Maurizio Cattelan monograph published in 2000, the artist speaks coyly with Nancy Spector about his reluctance to take responsibility for his own work.

Jessica Stockholder discusses her intuitive process, the problem with reading too much into her work, and how her oeuvre is not about the nature of junk but more about the "architectural uncanny."

For curator and writer Ellen Mara De Wachter, collaborative groups of artists are fascinating precisely because they DON'T subscribe to the cult of authorship, individuality, and genius that the art world holds so dear.

Here, ten of the world's most foremost design practitioners and critics each select a design classic and explains why, in their opinion, it checks off all the boxes of "good" design.

We speak with Phaidon's commissioning editor Michele Robecchi about working intimately with Kerry James Marshall to produce his recently release monograph.

Historian and curator Miwon Kwon speaks with artist Mark Dion about the epiphany he had while taking a dump in the rain forest, and how it lead to a brand new way of making work about the natural world.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Mary Kelly monograph, Kelly speaks to Douglas Crimp on how she sees her work in relation to feminism(s).

Award-winning documentarian and photographer Lauren Greenfield has a new book, Generation Wealth, that reveals the narcissistic, celebrity-obsessed, sexist society we live in, and helps us make sense of Trump's ascension to the presidency.

Lizzie Fitch and Ryan Trecartin speak with 'Co-Art' author Ellen Mara De Watcher about how they first met, who does what, and the role of authorship in collaboration.

In this epilogue of “Committing the Perfect Crime: Sexuality, Assemblage and the Postmodern Turn in American Art” (2008) from Phaidon’s 'Art & Queer Culture,' Johnathan Katz examines the relationship between Rauschenberg’s assemblage and homosexuality.

Forget New York, London and Paris— In this excerpt from Phaidon's 'Art Cities of the Future: 21st Century Avant-Gardes' we look at three up-and-coming artistic hubs of experimentation that you should know from Nigeria to Lebanon.

In 1991, Vija Celmins sat down with Chuck Close and had a conversation than can only be shared between two artists deeply committed to drawing. We return to this interview for Celmins first exhibition in seven years currently on view at Matthew Marks.

As an Easter treat, here are five artworks with religious connotations you may not quite have caught.

Leading artist duos and collectives like DIS, Guerrilla Girls, Lizzie Fitch/Ryan Trecartin, SUPERFLEX, Elmgreen & Dragset, Eva and Franco Mattes and others share secrets to collaborative success.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's 'Chromaphilia: The Story of Color in Art,' reading art history against the grain of red reveals conceptual, psychological and cultural differences between Donald Judd, Louise Bourgeois, and Anish Kapoor.

The Photo-Secessionists wanted to move away from the old photographic ideal of accurately representing the world, towards a “painterly” approach to photographic image making.

Learn about three 19th-century paintings movements—Yōga Painting, Nabis, Juste Milieu—that we'd never heard of, but wish we had.

Sterling Ruby opened an exhibition at the Gagosian's 980 Madison Avenue gallery in Manhattan earlier this month, which focuses on the artist’s ceramics—a medium he took interest in as an undergraduate in Chicago.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Art and Time, we take a closer look at the movement that produced some of the nation's best-loved artists.

Theaster Gates discusses the pitfalls of terms like "community art" and imagines an artistic practice with a lasting impact in real social and urban structures in this interview with Carol Becker.

In time for Pettibon's New Museum retrospective, learn about the provocative artist's oeuvre by analyzing these three drawings.

In this excerpt from Phaidon’s monograph Botticelli, we delve into the mysteries, allusions, and history behind ten of the most interesting works in the famed 15th-century painter's oeuvre.

In this interview with the curator and critic Hou Hanru excerpted from Phaidon’s monograph Yin Xiuzhen, the Chinese artis discusses how smog, terrorism, and the pleasures of eating with friends all come to inform her multifaceted approach to art.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Vitamin: 3D we look at three very different Californian artists who embody the states innovative and freethinking spirit.

These artists from Phaidon's Vitamin P3—Sascha Braunig, Julia Dault, and Elizabeth McIntosh— are all at the forefront of international painting.

Throughout the year, Artspace has offered how-to guides, compiled lists of resources, and asked the experts about everything an artist could ever want to know about residencies and art school. Here are the top twelve.

The Velvet Underground's legendary percussionist recalls her special relationship with the Pop maestro in this excerpt from Stephen Shore's new Phaidon monograph.

Love them or hate them, listicles are part of our lives. Here's a few dozen of our favorites published over the past year.

This brief history of video art from Phaidon's Art In Time features pioneers of the moving image like Nam June Paik, Tony Oursler, and Peter Campus.

This tongue-in-cheek glossary by Dan Fox and Jennifer Higgie takes aim at the industry's most entrenched and opaque terms.

Featuring work by Sandra Gamarra, Juan José Cambre, and Marina Rheingantz from Phaidon's Vitamin P3.

Jana Euler, Celia Hempton, and Patrizio Di Massimo are three painters bringing the classical nude into the new millennium.

Excerpted from Phaidon's Art in Time, this essay explores Robert Adams, Lewis Baltz, Stephen Shore, Bernd and Hilla Becher, and other legendary photographers who birthed a new movement.

We’ve chosen three international painters from Phaidon’s Vitamin P3 who each engage with art history to revitalize this forgotten genre and enter it into a critical, decolonizing discourse.

These pithy statements on artmaking, taken from the painter's journals and excerpted in Phaidon's Art Is the Highest Form of Hope, will give wannabe artists some food for thought.

Hear why Phaidon CEO Keith Fox, designer Ralph Lauren, musician Elton John and others are supporting this historic new tribute to those who fell in the AIDS epidemic.

Artspace editor-in-chief Andrew M. Goldstein spoke to the fashion icon about how she first became reliant on drawing, and why she's now working on a new feature-length animated film.

Your New Mantra Awaits: Featuring quotes from Salvador Dali, Yoko Ono, Walker Evans, Jane Hammond and more

Discover today's best painters for a chance to win $500 on Artspace.

Excerpted from Phaidon's frieze A to Z of Contemporary Art and originally published in frieze by co-editors Dan Fox and Jennifer Higgie, these pithy definitions of art-world jargon will come in handy at the fairs.

Featuring all the best places to eat and drink during Miami Art Week, brought to you by Phaidon's Wallpaper* City Guide.

Artspace editor-in-chief Andrew M. Goldstein spoke to the Swiss Post-Internet artist about the ideas and process behind her uncanny portraits that have won the following of Hans Ulrich Obrist and other top curators.

These artists from Phaidon’s Vitamin P3 each draw on their distinct cultural contexts and the rich history of portraiture to create radically new paintings.

Looking for some new recipes to spice up your family feast? This Danish-Icelandic installation artist has just the thing.

Here, we’ve excerpted a conversation between the Swiss artist and the curator and critic Alison Gingeras from Phaidon’s Thomas Hirschhorn, focusing on Hirschhorn's thoughts around being a fan defining the success or failure of a piece.

Excerpted from Phaidon's Going Once, this list features artworks by Jasper Johns, Louise Bourgeois, Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Jeff Koons, and more.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Vitamin P3, we take a closer look at three very different Chinese artists who are primed to claim the international spotlight.

Artspace editor-in-chief Andrew M. Goldstein sat down with the maverick builder to discuss his lesser-known work as an artist.

Hidden amongst the skilled and revolutionary artists in Phaidon's Vitamin P3, we've found three painters that are currently engaged in shaking up this supposedly vintage medium.

Phaidon's new title Going Once is filled with record-breaking lots from Christie's auction house's 250 years of business. Here, we've chosen the most compelling and historically significant to showcase.

Christie’s long and colorful history is chronicled in Phaidon's Going Once, a collection of the most significant, and strangest, lots ever auctioned over the course of the auction house's two-and-a-half centuries of business.

In Phaidon's Art as Therapy—recently re-relased in paperback—authors Alain de Botton and John Armstrong offer a novel vision of art as a "therapeutic medium" that encourages us to make "better versions" of ourselves.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Art in Time, we take a look back at the surprisingly spiritual roots of this revolutionary art movement.

We've chosen some of the youngest and most precocious painters from Vitamin P3, who all prove that the trappings of age and experience don't outweigh a fresh, exciting, and unspoiled eye.

In advance of her retrospective opening at the New Museum this week, here's an interview that renowned curator Massimiliano Gioni conducted with the artist about her life's protean work, from the new Phaidon monograph Pipilotti Rist:Pixel Forest.

Excerpted from Phaidon’s new Plant: Exploring the Botanical World, these artworks show how artists of all kinds have responded to the sensuality of botany.

For the latest in our series of interviews around Phaidon's Vitamin P3 compendium, Artspace's Loney Abrams spoke with the Swiss painter about the ideas behind his work.

Excerpted from Phaidon's Vitamin P3, these artists' works are fresh, surprising, and honed by years of work in the studio.

In this essay excepted from Phaidon’s Factory: Andy Warhol, Shore recalls his time spent at Warhol’s factory, photographing eccentric personalities and learning from the watching the cultural icon at work.

Excerpted from Phaidon’s Factory: Andy Warhol, these early shots by the celebrated photographer Stephen Shore give us a glimpse into these heady and hedonistic times.

In this interview with Dylan Kerr, the celebrated artist gives us the benefit of her many years of creative productivity.

In this excerpt from Phaidon’s new title Oh So Pretty: Punk in Print 1976-80, we explore the social history of this anti-authoritarian movement through the materials it left behind.

In these three essays excerpted from Phaidon's new painting compendium we learn more about three of the most forward-thinking figurative painters of our time.

We combed through Phaidon's authoritative compendium of contemporary painting to reveal what country yielded the most artists, the gender breakdown, and other surprising statistics.

Here's a brief history of the influential Vitamin P series, which has introduced readers to a remarkable array of important painters before they became famous.

The Neo-Expressionists reacted to the aloof stoicism of the movements before it, bringing back expressiveness and raw feeling to their work to arouse emotional responses.

In this candid conversation with Lane Relyea, the Cuban-American polymath talks about learning to perceive himself as an artist, dissecting the systems of the art world, and achieving success as an outsider.

In part 2 of our list of must-know recent sculptures, we’ve excerpted 10 notable works from Phaidon’s The Twenty-First Century Art Book that show how artists today are responding to our time.

While in town for the big show, try these five must-eat spots for a sampling of the city's unique blend of cuisines.

In this interview with the famously forward-thinking MoMA PS1 director Klaus Biesenbach—excerpted from Phaidon’s monograph Marina Abramović—the artist looks back on her trailblazing career.

These selections from Phaidon's The Fashion Book highlights the work of the groundbreaking shutterbugs who made their mark in what has traditionally been a man's world.

In this excerpt from Phaidon’s just-published compendium Grace: The American Vogue Years, the fashion insider Michael Roberts explores how the celebrated creative director is to the Internet Age.

This brief essay from Phaidon's Art in Time shows us some of the key artists of this significant movement, whose conceptual as well as aesthetic strategies remain important to this day.

From visual surveys covering art history's full sweep to a chronicle of the evolution of the art exhibition, these resources will provide an easily affordable education at home.

Ever wonder how the paladin of Pop came to Campbell's Soup and Marilyn Monroe for inspiration? Here's the real story behind the era-defining artworks.

In this comprehensive interview with the famed “supercurator” Hans Ulrich Obrist excerpted from Phaidon’s monograph Ai Weiwei, the artist delves deep into his own stroy, detailing the bumpy road to making art history.

Artists from Armenia to the Americas realized Surrealist techniques in vastly different ways—here's 10 paintings that show just how diverse the movement is.

Fair warning: if you’ve already planned a trip to the country for the end of the summer, these masterworks may make your chosen destination seem drab in comparison.

In this interview excerpted from her eponymous Phaidon’s monograph, the celebrated South African portraitist discusses the strange nuances of life as an artist with her long time friend Barbara Bloom.

Here’s what you need to know to fully appreciate the British documentary photographers limited-edition art jigsaw puzzle.

In this excerpt from Phaidon’s Art and Time, we delve into the influential faction's early history—keep an eye out for the ways in which their approach continues to impact art and design to this day.

In this excerpt from the just-released Phaidon monograph Peter Marino: Art Architecture, the art historian Gay Gassman reveals how the famed architect made his mark with artist collaborations.

In these excerpts from Phaidon's new monograph Peter Marino: Art Architecture, we see how the architect connected fine art with the world of luxury brands.

In an interview, Andrew M. Goldstein spoke to the the preeminent designer about how art fueled his ascent to the pinnacle of the fashion world.

If you're heading to "the Marvelous City" to catch the competitions, don't miss your chance to refuel in these fine dining hotspots.

In this brief essay from Phaidon’s Art in Time: A World History of Styles and Movements, we learn about the historical developments and key artists that paved away for this highly influential painting style.

For the latest installment of out Land Art Road Trip series, we turn to two remote pieces by the preeminent Land artist in Phaidon's site-specific art anthology Art & Place.

Nan Goldin's visual diaries offer honest insight into underground worlds at the fringes of society.

Excerpted from Phaidon's The 21st Century Art Book these works by top-tier international artists from show how different mediums can be used to relay important messages.

These works from Phaidon's monograph Raphael and Artspace's inventory prove that this legend of the High Renaissance's concerns aren't so different from our own.

From Phaidon's recent compendium Sar: The Essence of Indian Design, here are 10 designs that capture the vibrancy and diversity of the subcontinent's visual culture.

From Phaidon's Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné Collection, here are 10 of our favorite pet portraits from the famed pop artist.

Curator Geeta Kapur talks about Delhi's contemporary art change makers in Phaidon's Art Cities of the Future: 21st Century Avant-Gardes.

In this excerpt from Phaidon’s Akademie X the experimental cinema pioneer lays out some simple lessons for jumpstarting your budding career in film.

From Phaidon's newly updated compendium The Fashion Book, here are 10 fashion illustrators with keen eyes and artful approaches.

The award-winning flower and garden designer has forever changed his oft-overlooked medium—here are 10 beautiful examples of his work.

The graphic designer and author of Phaidon’s Visual Impact: Creative Dissent in the 21st Century Liz McQuiston selects 10 pieces that exemplify the art of protest.

From Phaidon's recent monograph, Richard Sapper, here are 10 commonly used products that you'll soon want in your own home.

For our fourth installment of our ongoing Land Art Road Trip (inspired by and excerpted from Phaidon’s Art & Place) we travel to “The Land of Enchantment” to check out seminal works by Walter De Maria and Charles Ross.

Excerpted from Phaidon's Poem of the Pillow and Other Stories by Gian Carlo Calza, we peek behind the painted screens of Japan's pleasure quarters for an intimate look at the history of the country's erotic art.

Excerpted from Phaidon's new and comprehensive monograph Breuer, these domiciles showcase the architect’s singular vision for 20th century living.

In this excerpt from Phaidon’s new monograph Breuer, we take a deeper look at the architect’s beginnings as an inexperienced but intensely creative young man.

The globetrotting curator and writer shares his favorite works from this year's fair, on view in Basel June 13-18.

From Phaidon's newly updated monograph Paul McCarthy, here are some of the LA bad boy artist's most notable works from the 1990s to today.

From Phaidon's monograph Van Gogh and the Artspace archives, here are six pairs of artwork that show this tragic painter's influence on the art world.

From Phaidon's newly updated compendium The Fashion Book, here are 10 designers who stitch a sartorial bond between art and fashion.

From Phaidon's newly updated monograph Paul McCarthy, artist, curator, and historian Kristine Stiles interviews the art world's most provocative showman.

Spelunk to the past with these 10 works of cave art we dug up from Phaidon's 30,000 Years of Art and Body of Art.

Artspace editor-in-chief Andrew M. Goldstein spoke to the celebrated architect about her design philosophy, and shifts in the force.

Excerpted from Phaidon's Wallpaper* City Guide: Tokyo, these five dining hotspots extend and celebrate Japan's unique culinary history in style.

These iconic, nature-loving projects are selected from Phaidon’s new book Sou Fujimoto, the first comprehensive monograph of the visionary 21st-century architect’s work.

Excerpted from Phaidon's Poem of the Pillow and Other Stories, these ten titillating paintings and prints will transport you to the "Floating World" of sensory pleasure.

For the third installment of our land art road trip, we head to Utah to find Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels and Robert Smithton's Spiral Jetty.

These works from Phaidon's newly updated monograph Vermeer and the Artspace archives show great art does transcend its time.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Selldorf Architects, architecture critic Ian Volner sheds light on the philosophy behind these New York-based architects.

Food hero Alice Waters celebrates the artist's communal table in her forward from Phaidon's Studio Olafur Eliasson: The Kitchen

In this excerpt from Phaidon’s Akademie X, the critically acclaimed conceptual artist shares his words of wisdom on all things moral when it comes to being an artist.

The celebrated American artist gives a fascinating and in-depth interview to curator Okwui Enwezor in this excerpt from her just-released Phaidon Contemporary Artist Series monograph.

From Phaidon's newest edition of The Fashion Book, here are 10 designers whose collections are what robot, space explorer, and Trekkie dreams are made of.

Take a trip through Scandinavia with these stunning images from the Swedish chef's new book Nordic: A Photographic Essay of Landscapes, Food and People

These works from Phaidon's newly updated monograph Renoir and the Artspace archives show great art makes a lasting impression.

For the second installment of our site-specific journey across America, we're venturing to Pacific Northwest to see Robert Morris's Johnson Pit No. 30 and Herbert Bayer's Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks.

Excerpted from Phaidon's new monograph Selldorf Architects, these buildings and spaces show how the firm has made art out of architecture.

The American painter has just been announced as the U.S. representative at next year's Biennale—here's what you need to know about him.

The London-based art director, graphic designer, lover of Brutalist architecture, and author of the new Phaidon book This Brutal World chooses his favorite works on Artspace.

Excerpted from the new Phaidon book Octaphilosophy, these delicate and complex plates prove that dinner can indeed be an aesthetic experience.

We're starting our trip in the forested mountains of our own backyard, looking at the monumental works of Storm King and Opus 40.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Creamier compendium, the curator Elena Filipovic dilates on the ideas that make the artist's work so compelling.

These works from Phaidon's newly updated monograph Botticelli and the Artspace archives prove that great art is always in style.

These pet palaces are our favorite examples of critter-centric design from from Phaidon’s new compendium Nanotecture.

In anticipation of the Chinese artist's first-ever U.S. museum solo show at MoMA PS1, we turn to this illuminating essay by the superstar curator from Phaidon's Defining Contemporary Art for more on her lyrical, interdisciplinary approach.

The British photographer's new Phaidon book features the the mass-produced and regionally specific foodstuffs we love to eat but are afraid to share.

These imaginative installations excerpted from Phaidon’s Nanotecture show contemporary designers taking their socially charged and highly multidisciplinary agendas to strange and wonderful new heights.

The author of the new Phaidon book The Documentary Impulse and the man behind one of the most powerful photographs in the 20th century curates a collection for Artspace.

Looking for a great meal during the big fair? These five picks from Phaidon's Wallpaper* City Guide: Hong Kong should fit the bill and fill your stomach.

The British painter reveals the residence-renderers from Courbet to Ruscha that have inspired his singular style.

The photographer known for his black-and-white palette could also make poetry across the chromatic spectrum.

Powerful and iconic, these erotic images of flora in extremis are pure Mapplethorpe.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Mapplethorpe Flora: The Complete Flowers, the late critic explains the "exceedingly democratic" impulses behind the photographer's floral imagery.

Artspace caught up with the Mexican photographer to find out more about his life as an artist, including upcoming projects, political leanings, and love of mezcal.

These examples from Phaidon’s A Smile in the Mind show that witty design can create culturally relevant, lasting imagery.

Here, pie-aficionado Daniel Young, author of Phaidon’s indispensable new guide Where to Eat Pizza tells you where to go for an artful, artisan slice or two.

From a South Korean master of venetian blinds to one of the most influential (and mysterious) African-American artists of our time, here are the shows the art world is buzzing about this month.

Here’s a quick primer by the writer and curator Jens Hoffman on this freewheeling and oh-so-of-the-moment Brazilian sculptor, excerpted from Phaidon’s Vitamin 3-D: New Perspectives in Sculpture and Installation.

These seven works, excerpted from Phaidon’s The 21st-Century Art Book, highlight the sometimes-strained relationship between ethics and aesthetics.

To get you ready for Luhring Augustine’s concurrent shows of the American artist’s work, we’ve excerpted this explanatory essay by curator Connie Butler from Phaidon’s Defining Contemporary Art.

These works, excerpted from Phaidon’s The Art Book, The 21st-Century Art Book and 30,000 Years of Art, show artists blowing up everyday items to monumental proportions.

Chosen in honor of the Cuban-American artist's solo show at Galerie Lelong, this excerpt from Phaidon’s Art & Place sheds light on her seminal site-specific project Mujeres de Piedra.

On the occasion of the Guggenheim's Fischli/Weiss retrospective, Artspace has excerpted the Swiss artists' detailed Q&A with scholar Beate Söntgen from their Phaidon monograph.

The British artist and former Turner Prize nominee pens a poetic, personal essay on the place of music and history in the work of Anri Sala, the Albanian-born subject of a solo retrospective at the New Museum.

If you’re heading to Mexico City for the festivities, be sure to check out these five top-dining destinations excerpted from Phaidon’s Wallpaper* City Guide: Mexico City.

These works from Phaidon’s The 21st Century Art Book are some of the shining new examples of the photo as fine art.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Akademie X, the German artist reveals how she cultivated her singular creative vision.

Installation art has flowered in the early years of the 21st century—these works excerpted from Phaidon’s The Twenty-First Century Art Book are just a few of the most ambitious.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Defining Contemporary Art—25 Years in 200 Pivotal Artworks, curator Massimiliano Gioni recalls the impact of the experimental painter's signature installation.

In this excerpt from Phaidon’s Akademie X, the celebrated Kenyan collagist gives her best advice for artists struggling to find their voice or achieve recognition.

If you're heading to the Lion City for the inaugural edition of the art fair, be sure to check out these five fine-dining destinations.

These works, each excerpted from Phaidon’s Body of Art, represent just a few of the high points of recent video art.

Explore the strange story of Antoni Pitxot and his sanctioned Dalí fakes in this excerpt from art crimes expert Noah Charney's book The Art of Forgery.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Defining Contemporary Art, the curator Connie Butler delves into the American artist's provocative installation piece Cornered.

In an exclusive interview with the legendary artist, who passed away this week, Andrew M. Goldstein spoke to Kelly about his inspirations, his Paris years chasing Picasso, and what color means to him.

These seminal works, excerpted from Phaidon's art history anthologies, represent some of high points of painting over the past 15 years.

From Duchamp's readymade "Fountain" to Sarah Lucas's assemblage with a priapic cucumber, these sculptures and installations exploit the arresting presence of the found object.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's new book Do It Yourself, the American artist shows us how to create paper rocks in the style of her 2013 Venice Biennale installation Triple Point.

These seminal works from the past century, excerpted from Phaidon's art history anthologies, extend the human form in entirely novel directions.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's new book Do It Yourself, the Italian artists show us how to source and assemble our own versions of their appropriated zine Permanent Food.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's Defining Contemporary Art, the curator and art historian Bice Curiger describes the formal and conceptual elegance of the artist's seminal 2007 photo series.

In this excerpt from Phaidon's new book Do It Yourself, the Californian artist-provocateur shows us how to turn an ordinary bar of soap into a work of art.

It’s easy to forget about food in the midst of all the art-themed fun—to help, we’ve excerpted these 5 fine-dining spots from Phaidon’s Wallpaper* City Guide: Miami.

The influential figurative painter talks about "The Gap," the exhibition of Belgian artists he organized for the London gallery Parasol Unit, and his upcoming retrospective in Doha.

These works, each excerpted from Phaidon’s new book Body of Art, are some of the most famous examples of contemporary artists challenging the limits of safety, sanity, and decency in the name of aesthetics.

The world-renowned culinary legend and subject of Phaidon's new Benu monograph chooses art from Artspace.

The conceptual photographer discusses how these disparate artists changed and challenged his ideas on the body in art.

On the occasion of his diaristic show "30/130: Thirty Years of Books and Catalogs, etc." at White Columns, the longtime art writer, editor and curator reflects on the fast-changing field of art publishing.

These five Manhattan hotspots are some of the trendiest (and tastiest) places for a bite in the city.

From Pollock's paint drips to Cary Young's atomic accounting, these works from Phaidon's new book Body of Art each elide simple figuration.

These works, excerpted from Phaidon's Body of Art, show the various ways in which artists have challenged the normative conceptions of what our bodies should look like.

To learn more about the rich history of traditional masks, we've excerpted 10 examples from Phaidon's 30,000 Years of Art.

Picturing everything from hauling barges to laboring in the studio, these 7 works from Phaidon's Body of Art show the workday in a whole new light.

The Parisian dining scene can be daunting even for a seasoned gourmand, but you can't go wrong with these five comfortable and chic locations around the city.

These masterpieces, excerpted from Phaidon's new book Body of Art, show just how different our ideas of beauty can be.

We spoke to the curator and author about his views on why the depiction of the body in painting has become a phenomenon in new art yet again.

These powerful sculptures (excerpted from Phaidon's 30,000 Years of Art) served as objects of both veneration and fear in millennia past.

The famously freedom-loving Chinese artist has turned activist memes into adorable toys you can make at home as part of Phaidon's new Do It Yourself book.

From prehistoric soul-searching to Munch’s existential angst, these works are guaranteed to put a damper on your day. Enjoy!

The self-taught pioneer of American conceptualism discusses the pros and cons of a formal art education.

We spoke to the acclaimed artist and creator of the new Story Island Arts Bank about his extraordinarily ambitious plans to better his hometown through some seriously high-concept urban planning.

On the occasion of the Pope's visit to the United States, we've compiled a list of some of the most important representations of the clergy from the past six centuries.

The curator Bob Nickas recounts how, long before her Zwirner solo shows and MoMA retrospective, the German artist explored the city with a photographer’s eye and an outsider’s gaze.

We toured the aisles of this year's impressively robust edition of the Midwest fair to bring you the choicest gems around.

Looking to catch the eye of an artistically-inclined love interest? Try referencing one of these time-tested displays of affection.

From winged lions to unicorns, here is a slew of fantastical creatures from the pages of Phaidon's 30,000 Years of Art.

The force behind Phaidon's celebrated art books shares her favorite works from this year's edition of the fair.

The globetrotting curator discusses the French artists' groundbreaking project in this essay excerpted from Phaidon's "Defining Contemporary Art".

The curator discusses her first experience with Hatoum's glowing installation "The Light At The End."

The New Museum curator discusses the work of the revered American sculptor in this essay from Defining Contemporary Art.

The art historian and author of The Art of Forgery explains what drew him to this group of works.

Artspace visits Agnes Martin's retrospective at Tate Modern, tracking her progress from Abstract Expressionism to ready-mades to her signature ethereal Minimalism.

The author of the new Phaidon book Painting Beyond Pollock discusses a few choice pieces that caught his eye on the site.

See photos from the acclaimed sculptor's showcase of new work, which includes a 30-million-year old piece of wood.

We spoke to the critic and scholar about the complex condition of painting, the decline of criticism, and what cliche about the medium drives him up the wall.

The famed installation artist and his Institut für Raumexperimente co-directors Eric Ellingsen and Christina Werner write an open letter to artists everywhere.

As a new and expanded edition of his signature book Outland is released, the photographer picks his favorite works from Artspace.

“An artist should be erotic” is just one of the inspirational aphorisms the artist presents in this excerpt from the new book Akademie X .

In an essay excerpted from the new book Akademie X: Lessons in Art + Life, the established installation artist Mark Dion sends his students on an intensive scavenger hunt in New York City.

What advice do top curators and artists have for young strivers? Here's wit and wisdom from Christopher Williams, Carol Bove, and more from a new Phaidon book.

The best-selling cultural critic finds meaning in art by turning it into a self-help tool, but loses some vital perspective along the way.