The New York Review of Books - USA (2022-06-23)

June 23, 2022 7

The Fantasy of the Middle Ages

An Epic Journey through

Imaginary Medieval Worlds

Larisa Grollemond and Bryan C. Keene

An abundantly illustrated and

illuminating exploration of the impact

of medieval imagery on three hundred

years of visual culture.

Los Angeles

The Development, Life, and

Structure of the City of Two

Million in Southern California

Anton Wagner

Edited by Edward Dimendberg;

translated by Timothy Grundy

An English translation of the 1935 book

that launched the study of Los Angeles

as an urban metropolis.

Franz Kline

The Artist’s Materials

Corina E. Rogge with

Zahira Véliz Bomford

This illustrated and engaging book

provides an in-depth analysis of the

working methods, materials, and

techniques of American Abstract

Expressionist Franz Kline.

Persia

Ancient Iran

and the Classical World

Edited by Jeffrey Spier, Timothy Potts,

and Sara E. Cole

This richly illustrated catalogue

addresses the political, intellectual,

religious, and artistic relations between

Persia, Greece, and the Roman Empire.

Living Matter

The Preservation of Biological

Materials in Contemporary Art

Edited by Rachel Rivenc and Kendra Roth

This groundbreaking publication explores

the challenges associated with displaying,

collecting, and preserving works of art

created with biological materials.

The Invention of the

Colonial Americas

Data, Architecture, and the

Archive of the Indies, 1781–

Byron Ellsworth Hamann

This book explores ways in which the

Archive of the Indies’ building layouts,

systems of storage, and arrangement of

documents helped foster the creation of

new knowledge.

Clyfford Still

The Artist’s Materials

Susan F. Lake, Barbara A. Ramsay,

with contributions by Alan Phenix

and Joy Mazurek

This illustrated volume provides the

first detailed account of Clyfford

Still’s materials, working methods,

and techniques, based on access to

his paints, correspondence, studio

records, and library.

Egypt and the Classical World

Cross-Cultural Encounters

in Antiquity

Edited by Jeffrey Spier and Sara E. Cole

Presenting dynamic research, this

publication explores two millennia of

cultural exchanges between Egypt,

Greece, and Rome.

Flesh and Bones

The Art of Anatomy

Monique Kornell, with contributions

by Thisbe Gensler, Naoko Takahatake,

and Erin Travers

At the intersection of science and art,

this illustrated volume explores themes

of anatomy from the Renaissance to

modern times.

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