Artnet News team writers pick their favorite art books, from Monet's Garden to Giacometti's studio and Warhol's diaries.

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Two new books about the contemporary art scene examine how creativity works in the digital age. August 9, 2024. ... especially in the challenges posed by the rapidly intensifying attention economy.

In 1923, Pablo Picasso told his peer, the Mexican gallery owner Marius de Zayas, that “art is a lie”—but one that “makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand ...

The Coffee Table Coup: How Big Books Spawned an Even Bigger Economy As the luxury publisher Assouline celebrates its 30th birthday, the industry it helped create has become almost unrecognizable.