{"id":24579,"date":"2017-12-14T14:30:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T14:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=24579"},"modified":"2017-12-14T14:30:45","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T14:30:45","slug":"10-new-coffee-table-art-books-for-your-holiday-gift-list-or-wish-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/10-new-coffee-table-art-books-for-your-holiday-gift-list-or-wish-list\/","title":{"rendered":"10 New Coffee Table Art Books for Your Holiday Gift List (or Wish List)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re like us, few things make a better gift than an amazing coffee table book with lush pages that are overflowing with art. Well, \u2018tis the season for giving, so we put together a list of some stellar 2017 releases that you may want to consider for that special art lover on your holiday gift list. You may just want to add a few of these titles to your wish list as well!<\/p>\n

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1) <\/strong>Vitamin C: Clay and Ceramic in Contemporary Art<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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This image-heavy book celebrates and showcases the resurgence of ceramics and clay as an elevated art form. \u201cVitamin C\u201d is a survey of 100 ceramic artists, as chosen by curators, critics and art professionals from around the world.<\/p>\n

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2) <\/strong>David LaChapelle: Good News Part II<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cGood News, Part II\u201d is a two-volume project presented on its publisher Taschen\u2019s website as \u201can illuminated manuscript for the time we live in.\u201d The final publication in LaChapelle\u2019s five-book narrative, which began in 1996, features never-before-published images. Make your gift extra special by getting a signed copy at Taschen\u2019s store in New York on December 14 and in Beverly Hills on December 17.<\/p>\n

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3)\u00a0<\/strong>The Artist Project: What Artists See When They Look At Art<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s most influential contemporary artists discuss specific works that inspire them from the Metropolitan Museum of Art\u2019s permanent collection. Commentary from each of the 120 artists also contains one of the artists\u2019 artworks alongside the inspirational work from The Met that is being discussed.<\/p>\n

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4)\u00a0<\/strong>Cy Twombly<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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This book catalogued the expansive retrospective of the artist\u2019s works at the Centre Pompidou earlier this year. \u201cCy Twombly\u201d looks at the span of this artist\u2019s career through 200 works, as well as essays that reflect on his creative evolution, from contemporary artists like Katharina Grosse to Twombly’s assistant Nicola Del Roscio.<\/p>\n

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5)<\/strong>\u00a0The Art of the Erotic<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Art of the Erotic\u201d highlights human sexuality throughout time by featuring 170 nude and erotic works by noteworthy artists, from Edgar Degas and Michelangelo to Louise Bourgeois and Anish Kapoor.<\/p>\n

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6)\u00a0<\/strong>Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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More than 500 color illustrations and a series of essays give cultural, political and artistic context to the works of more than 100 female Latin American artists from 1960-1985.<\/p>\n

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7)\u00a0<\/strong>Yayoi Kusama (Revised and Expanded Edition)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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With Kusama craze recently taking over New York City and Washington DC, this study of the artist\u2019s work (an expanded edition of the 2000 book) is the perfect gift for someone who went to infinity and beyond at her gallery show or loves the compellingly obsessive nature of her work.<\/p>\n

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8)\u00a0<\/strong>Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005-2016<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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This collection of never-before-seen portraits by one of today\u2019s most celebrated photographers features personal, delicate depictions of popular subjects like Carrie Fisher and Marina Abramovic.<\/p>\n

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9)\u00a0<\/strong>It’s All About Shoes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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If you want a sense of someone\u2019s personality, just look down\u2026 at their shoes! High-fashion, totally personal and works of art in their own right, shoes can tell a story all their own. In this book, they do so with the help of street style photographer Suzanne Middlemass, whose photos capture footwear styles from around the world.<\/p>\n

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10)\u00a0<\/strong>Kerry James Marshall<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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We\u2019re throwing in one beautiful paperback onto this list for good measure: Kerry James Marshall, one of the most significant living American artists in the art world today. His body of work is a rich commentary on how black history fits into, and helps to shape, American culture.<\/p>\n

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top image \/\/ from “David LaChapelle: Good News Part II”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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