This summer’s standout art and culture books include ‘Disobedient’, Liz Fremantle’s novel on Renaissance rebel Artemisia Gentileschi, Bruce Weber’s latest photography collection, and a deluxe Folio Society edition of Stan Lee’s Fantastic Four, released ahead of Marvel’s new film. Bruce Weber 'My Education' / TASCHEN Looking for the perfect artsy book to dive into this summer? Whether you're lounging on the beach or relaxing at home, there's no shortage of inspiring new releases spanning photography, music, fine art, comics, and literature. From powerful biographies to stunning coffee table editions, these books offer something for every creative mind. Highlights include Disobedient–Liz Fremantle’s compelling novel based on Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi–and a beautifully illustrated edition of Yann Martel’s modern classic Life of Pi. Art enthusiasts will appreciate Ahuva Zeloof’s Faith, featuring images of her expressive sculpture, and Remi Rough’s Future...
25 of the best places to go and things to do around the region for the year ahead. Buzzy beach towns, big backpacking trips and a novel way to go wine tasting are all in store for your Pacific Northwest travel plans in 2025. This year’s Northwest Travel Guide once again offers 25 of the best places to go and things to do around the region, covering some of the destinations, outdoor adventures, lodging options, attractions and road trips that make our corner of the world so special. The theme for 2025 is to just get out there already. If you’ve always wanted to backpack Broken Top, taste Oregon’s original corn dog or drive up to the North Cascades — what are you waiting for? There’s no time like the present. Take these words as the impetus to clear your calendar, reserve your vacation time and book your travel now. So, which Northwest landmarks speak to you? What places are calling your name? Whatever they are, heed their call. If you need a few ideas, we have you covered right here. ...
Albert Barnes believed in the liberating power of art—but you had to look at it his way. [ The Barnes Foundation, in Philadelphia, displays its collection in symmetrical “ensembles,” guided by formal characteristics such as color, line, and space. (Caroline Gutman / The New York Times / Redux) Of all the ways that today’s plutocrats spend their billions, founding an art museum is one of the more benign, somewhere behind eradicating malaria but ahead of eradicating democracy. The art in these museums is almost always contemporary, reflecting the dearth of available old masters along with a global chattering-classes consensus that avant-garde art is socially, intellectually, and culturally important. Few of these tycoons, though, are likely to find the stakes as agonizingly high as Albert C. Barnes did. From 1912 to 1951, Barnes amassed one of the world’s greatest private collections of modern European artwork—more Cézannes (69) and Renoirs (an absurd 181) than any other museum; Ma...
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