New Art Books
ART TIMES July August 2009
Compiled by Raymond J. Steiner
PRESTEL: Alexander von Humboldt: The Botanicals of America by H. Walter Lack. 288 pp.; 9 ½ x 13 ½; 150 Color Illus.; Order of Publication; Plates; Bibliography; Index. $185.00 (Slipcased) Hardcover. *****
The Imagery of Sean Scully: Constantinople or the Sensual Concealed by Susanne Kleine. 128 pp.; 9 ½ x 11; 75 Color Illus.; Biography; Appendix. $34.95 Softcover. ***
RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL PUBL., INC.: Shape of Things to Come: New Sculpture (Saatchi Gallery) by Meghan Dailey. 672 pp.; 11 x 11; 600 Color Illus.; List of Artists. $85.00 Hardcover. ****
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS: Matthew Boulton: Selling What All the World Desires by Shena Mason. 258 pp.; 10 1/8 x 11 ¾; 350 Illus., 300 in Color; Notes and References; Bibliography; Index. $75.00 Hardcover. ****
Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life by Gretchen A. Hirschauer et al. 192 pp.; 9 ¾ x 11 ¾; 183 Illus., 143 in Color; Selected Bibliography; Index. $60.00 Hardcover. *****
Denver by Robert Adams. 136 pp.; 9 ¼ x 8; 117 Tritone Illus.; Captions. $50.00 Hardcover. ****
Pen and Parchment: Drawings in the Middle Ages by Melanie Holcomb. 200 pp.; 9 x 11; 157 Illus., 138 in Color; Notes; Bibliography; Index. $50.00 Hardcover. *****
Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea by Christine Starkman and Lynn Zelevansky. 208 pp.; 9 x 10 7/8; 177 Illus., 159 in Color; Chronology; Checklist; Index. $50.00 Hardcover. *** Dove/O’Keeffe: Circles of Influence by Debra Bricker Balken. 168 pp.; 8 ¼ x 11 ¾; 139 Color Illus.; Selected Bibliography; Index. $45.00 Hardcover. **** Willie Doherty: Requisite Distance by Charles Wylie. 96 pp.; 10 ¼ x 8 ¾; 65 Color Illus.; Checklist. $24.95 Hardcover. ***
PHAIDON PRESS INC.: Vitamin 3-D: New Perspectives in Sculpture and Installation by Laura Hoptman, et al. 352 pp.; 11 3/8 x 9 7/8; 500 Color Illus.; Biographies; Index. $75.00 Hardcover. ***
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS: Russian and Soviet Views of Modern Western Art (Ed.) Ilia Dorontchenkov. 368 pp.; 7 x 10; 42 B/W Illus.; Chronology; Acronyms; Selected Bibliography; List of Illustrations; Index. $29.95 Softcover. ****
Treasures Through Six Generations: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Weng Collection (Ed.) T. June Li. 156 pp.; 10 x 10; 80 Color Illus.; Further Reading; Index of Artists. $24.95 Softcover. ****
FIRST RUN FEATURES (DVD): Our City Dreams: Five Women Artists•One City Film by Chiara Clemente. Color; 85 Minutes. ***
James Castle: Portrait of an Artist Film by Jeffrey Wolf. Color; 53 Minutes. $24.95. *****
COLLINS/DESIGN: War Stories: A Graphic History by Mike Conroy. 118 pp.; 8 5/8 x 9 5/8; B/W & Color Illus.; Index. $24.99 Softcover. ***
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS: Beauty by Roger Scruton. 176 pp.; 5 x 7 1/8; 25 B/W Illus.; Notes and Further Reading; Index. $ 19.95 Hardcover. ****
DA CAPO PRESS: The Artist’s Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love by Jackie Battenfield. 380 pp.; 7 3/8 x 9 1/8; B/W Illus.; Biographies; Index. $17.95 Softcover. ****