31 Jul Round Up: Titles for Aficionados

Great Women Sculptors
Written by Phaidon Editors, with an introduction by Lisa Le Feuvre

A celebration of more than 300 female sculptors from around the world, this book surveys the past 500 years, recognizing trailblazing artists from the Renaissance to the present day. The alphabetically organized tome includes rising stars and contemporary artists like Huma Bhaba, Mona Hatoum, and Simone Leigh, as well as well-known artists Camille Claudel, Gego, Barbara Hepworth, and Yayoi Kusama. Organized by Phaidon Press, the book includes an introduction by curator, writer, and editor Lisa Le Feuvre.

$69.95 | 344 pages | September 2024
Phaidon Press

Montana: Photographs from the Last Best Place
Photography by Andy Austin

Featuring over 300 full-color photos by Montana State University alumni and former Bobcat football player Aundy Austin, this project is intended to be what Austin describes as “a photobook Montanans can be proud of.” The photographer spent more than a decade traveling the Treasure State, capturing moments and landscapes that form the fabric of Montana culture. The book includes scenes that span the prairies and badlands of the east to the mountains of the west. The book was self-published, which allowed Austin to retain creative control over the print size, gold gilding, and local distribution model.

$80 | 288 pages | July 2025

The Work of Art: How Something Comes From Nothing
Written by Adam Moss

Former editor of New York magazine Adam Moss provides a tour through the artist’s head, exploring the evolution of novels, paintings, jokes, movies, and songs by some of the most accomplished artists of our time. Moss draws on journal entries, napkin doodles, and sketches, tracing the creative process to its culmination in a celebrated work.

$45 | 432 pages | April 2024
Penguin Press