What we're reading
If you're looking for reading suggestions, we've got you covered. Here are a few recommendations from the Uprise Art team that span genres – from engrossing to coffee-table worthy.
Ant Colony by Michael DeForge
Ian: While technically not an art book, it might as well be. DeForge's approach to figuration and his picaresque storytelling make this one of my favorites to return to over and over again.
The Forger's Spell by Edward Dolnick
Rachel: Johannes Vermeer, Nazi Germany, contemporary art forgery, and the tale of how 20th-century Dutch forger Han van Meegeren fooled the world—Dolnick deftly weaves a captivating work of non-fiction that I couldn't put down.
Draw Paint Print like the Great Artists by Marian Denchars
Tessie: I just received this as a birthday gift. It's a coloring book!
The Bauhaus: #itsalldesign by Mateo Kries & Jolanthe Kugler
Whitney: This Vitra Design book tells an incredibly comprehensive story of design that began at the Bauhaus and continues today. I was engrossed when I first discovered this book at Design Miami.
Sylvania by Anna Beeke
Tze: The book version of Anna Beeke’s series of photographs by the same name. She explores the concept of the forest through the lens of fairy tale, fiction, fact, and documentation. The signed copy direct from the artist makes a great gift.
Merchant Posters by Mark Bradford
Ian: This monograph of Bradford's work is a little quieter and moodier than his typical output. I wish I could own every single piece in the book.
33 Artists in 3 Acts by Sarah Thornton
Rachel: I devoured Thornton's first book, 7 Days in the Art World, and can't wait to get to the heart of this one—an inside look at 33 artists, from Gabriel Orozco to Yayoi Kusama, that, so far, has all of Thornton's juicy investigative journalism and finesse.
The Waters of Our Time by Thomas Roma
Tze: This book is Thomas Roma's second collaboration with his son Giancarlos, and draws from his photographs taken over the past 40 years. It's an homage to Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes' The Sweet Flypaper of Life and stays true to that book's layout - with the same number of photographs and pages.
Songbook by Alec Soth
Whitney: In Songbook, Alec Soth uses his lens to examine the changing role of connectivity in the U.S. I love flipping through this photo book when I'm feeling particularly reflective.
