August Staff Pick: Travels
This month, Yale University Press London staff voted for their favourite book on the theme of ‘Travels’. Find out which books they recommended and…
Galleries and Museums
Nonconformers: Undoing Labels and Preconceptions of “Outsider Art” in Britain
By Lisa Slominski In this blog, London-based art curator, writer and cultural producer, Lisa Slominski, introduces her new book Nonconformers: A New History of…
A Closer Look at Art | Techniques of Painting
Learn more about key concepts in Western European art history and gain further insight into the paintings and artists showcased in the National Gallery,…
A Closer Look at Art | Landscape
Learn more about key concepts in Western European art history and gain further insight into the paintings and artists showcased in the National Gallery,…
A Closer Look at Art | Christian Religious Painting
Learn more about key concepts in Western European art history and gain further insight into the paintings and artists showcased in the National Gallery,…
A Closer Look at Art | Mythological Painting
Learn more about key concepts in Western European art history and gain further insight into the paintings and artists showcased in the National Gallery,…
A Closer Look At Art | Portraiture
Learn more about key concepts in Western European art history and gain further insight into the paintings and artists showcased in the National Gallery,…
Japanese Museums & The Rugby World Cup: A Traveller’s Guide
In autumn 2019, thousands of rugby fans will join the millions of tourists that visit Japan each year, as the country plays host to…
Bookshop of the Month – Tate Modern Terrace Shop, London
February’s Bookshop of the Month takes us to the banks of the River Thames and into one of the capital’s most striking buildings: the…
Bookshop of the Month – South London Gallery
We’re heading over the river to the South London Gallery (SLG) for June’s bookshop of month. Just a stone’s throw away from a number…
The Royal Academy of Arts: History and Collections – by Robin Simon
To mark the occasion of the opening of the New RA on 19 May 2018 and the celebration of its 250th anniversary, we have joined…
Gluck: Art and Identity
A notable highlight of the autumn-winter 2017 exhibition calendar is Gluck: Art and Identity at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. Curated by Martin Pel…
Depression Era Painting and Its Resonance: America After the Fall – an extract
As the Art Institute of Chicago exhibition America After the Fall arrives at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, we delve into the accompanying…
Centre Pompidou at 40: Yale Books in conversation with Francesco Dal Co
Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers’s iconic Centre Pompidou in Paris will celebrate its 40th anniversary this week. Architectural historian, and former professor of the…
John Lockwood Kipling and the Arts and Crafts Movement, at the V&A
The Victoria and Albert Museum (in collaboration with the Bard Graduate Center, New York) is staging the first exhibition exploring the life and work…