20 Best Art Books of 2021

DEC 21-JAN 22 | Art Books

This month, our editors and writers have selected their favorite art books of 2021, featuring interviews, anthologies, photography, critical writings, and more, from authors and artists such as Gillian Laub, Robert Storr, Sky Hopinka, and Édouard Glissant, among others.

Wood Works: Raw, Cut, Carved, Covered

By Alfred Mac Adam

JUL-AUG 2021 | ArtSeen

Works by 20 artists are included in this wood-themed show.

Dewey Crumpler: The Complete Hoodie Works, 1993–Present

By Maddie Klett

NOV 2021 | ArtSeen

Dewey Crumpler is a painter living in the Bay Area. His solo exhibition The Complete Hoodie Works, 1993–Present at Cushion Works in San Francisco’s Mission District features over 100 small paintings on canvas made over the past 28 years.

Jacob El Hanani: Recent Works on Canvas

By Alfred Mac Adam

JUNE 2021 | ArtSeen

Jacob El Hanani’s Recent Works on Canvas, through a combination of large scale and virtually microscopic images, leaves us transfixed.