May is here and it brings with it fresh flowers and fresh reads! See what new books have bloomed below, including our latest in art, fashion, interiors, and more!
Image from Luigi Lucioni
INTERIORS & ARCHITECTURE
From Foundations
Photo: Audrey Hall
Breathtaking houses by JLF Architects that are built lovingly with noble materials and heritage methods, always presented in profound conversation with nature.
Julia Morgan was a pioneering woman architect, best known for Hearst Castle, in the vanguard of Beaux-Arts design and style in the first half of the twentieth century.
From Julia Morgan
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ART & PHOTOGRAPHY
From Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossroads
Photo: Lee Jaffe
A poignant compilation of photography and written anecdotes by American photographer and artist Lee Jaffe, taken when he traveled abroad with Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1983.
A revelatory look at this Italian-American modernist painter of still lifes, landscapes, and portraits drawn from his life in the gay New York scene and rural Vermont.
This intimate photographic study examines the detectives working for the NYPD’s most prestigious homicide division in Brooklyn, a profession that has been woven into American mythology.
A real-life treasure hunt as he follows the Allied troops across France and Germany to save Nazi-stolen masterpieces of art.
From Monuments Man
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The most comprehensive monograph about the life and career of the female pioneer who integrated abstract painting, music, and dance, Lalan.
This is the definitive monograph on the “godfather” of Korean contemporary art, master painter Park Seo-Bo, also the founder of Korea’s Dansaekhwa movement.
FASHION
From Fashion Icons 2
Photo: Joyce Culver
The second volume in Fashion Icons series, this book documents a new roster of no-holds-barred interviews with the fashion industry’s most talented, successful, and iconic personalities.
This touching volume that celebrates the life and work of beloved fashion designer Alber Elbaz through the work and words of his friends and peers.
Celebrating 30, avenue Montaigne, this sophisticated volume—published on the occasion of the House’s 75th anniversary in 2022—presents the public and unseen life of Dior's iconic headquarters.
“Bar” cashmere coat in Rouge Dior red, Autumn–Winter 2012 Haute Couture collection. Raf Simons for Christian Dior. Runway design. Photo: Laziz Hamani.