Published last month, The World Atlas of Tattoo by Anna Felicity Friedman (with a foreword by James Elkins and contributions by an impressive team of international academics and experts) is an erudite guided tour of the world of contemporary tattoo. Illustrated with over 700 full color photographs of tattoos by artists from all
Dear readers, thank you for responding with both words and pictures to our recent contests. We love hearing from you. Please stay tuned for more opportunities soon to win copies of our marvelous books (and check out our two ongoing contests, for An Eames Anthology and Samuel F. B. Morse’s “Gallery of the
Coney Island, the New York neighborhood famous for its beaches, boardwalks, resorts, and amusement parks, has been a fixture of our national cultural imagination for a century. Once known as “America’s Playground,” Coney Island has hosted, during its long history, world-famous circus performers, magicians, and sideshow freaks, among so many other
Greil Marcus shared a collection of tracks that define rock ‘n’ roll for him in The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Ten Songs. Now is your chance to challenge his list. Create your own playlist of ten songs on YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, or just write them down and submit
As spring turns into summer here in New England, nature is bursting forth everywhere. Farmer’s markets are overflowing with leafy greens, herbs, peas, and strawberries. Alders, elms and oaks are again offering us a whispering canopy. And if you listen carefully, fern fronds and tiny blooms are actually begging –
In honor of National Pie Day, we’d like to take a moment to congratulate the five winners of our American culinary history quiz! Jennifer A., Ilya K,. Kevin J., Claudia D., and Yayoi S. were the first five contestants to answer all of the questions correctly. We hope you enjoy
Back in November, we gave our readers the chance to win a copy of our handsome new publication Lina Bo Bardi by Zeuler Lima by describing their dream Bardi bowl chair and telling us where the chair would be placed, and what they’d be reading while nestled comfortably in its concavity.
The exhibition and accompanying book Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine by Judith Barter explore depictions of food in American art. From colonial times to the present day, artists have used food as an entry point from which they could both celebrate and critique society, American values, and
Follow @yaleARTbooks Although Lina Bo Bardi was not registered as a professional architect in Brazil until 1955, she played an integral role in designing and building her house in São Paolo, built between 1951 and 1952. The Bardi residence was the first house built in São Paolo’s Morumbi neighborhood and