Jim Hodges describes his new Phaidon/ Artspace edition and the processes by which his work unfolds
'I began filling vases with a variety of arrangements. We then shot dozens of images to create the seven selected floral still lives used for this project'
The inventive leftovers in the Latin American Cookbook
With just a few precious ingredients, slaves managed to create some of this region’s most highly prized dishes
African Artists and Protest
Discover how politics and protest movements have fed into this region’s incredible contemporary art
African Artists and the Environment
Our new book shows how brilliantly and acutely artists from Africa have responded to the planet's climate crisis
African Artists and Technology
These are some of the ways in which artists in the African continent have responded to the prizes and pitfalls offered by tech
The Bird that ruled over an ancient civilisation
This Egyptian falcon may have worn red 'trousers' but that wasn't where its royal characteristics stopped. . .
African Artists and Migration
The migratory experience - ancient or contemporary, voluntary or forced - is a key theme within African art, as our new book shows
African Artists and Postcolonialism
Our new book features works that capture the optimism and cultural assertiveness of 20th century independent African nations
African Artists and Religion
With both piety and parody, the works in our new book tackle the organised faiths that have taken root in this continent
African Artists and war
Conflicts across the continent have shaped all too many of the works in our new survey of African art
The birds that battle for mates
Our new book, Bird, shows the surprising similarities between avian and human behaviour
The bird that played its part in an ancient ball game
This Mayan artefact has both sporting and religious significance, explains our new book, Bird: Exploring the Winged World
African Artists and masks
Our new book demonstrates how the continent’s brightest contemporary artists draw on one of its earliest forms
The bird that changed the way we communicate
How the cute and clever Twitter logo helped turn the social media platform into a place to pontificate
The bird that put the magic into myth
In Bird: Exploring the Winged World we take a look at the mythological creature that spans ancient civilisations and modern presidents
African Artists and the photo studio
The enduring influence of posed, studio portraits can be seen in our groundbreaking new book on African art
The bird that's judged on its building skills
This reconstruction of a bowerbird’s nest ended up in a gallery. Maybe the distance between art world and avian world isn’t as big as we think
African Artists and sexuality
Pioneering Queer artists are among those offering insights into contemporary life in the African continent in our groundbreaking new book
The bird that flew to The Moon
Our new book, Bird: Exploring the Winged World, includes the Apollo 11 mission badge, with an uncharacteristically peaceful bald eagle
The perfect setting for perfect books
These images, taken in an award-winning contemporary Californian house, show how well our publications complete a room
African Artists and Empire
The colonial and postcolonial experience looms large in our groundbreaking new book African Artists From 1882 to Now
The little bird that charmed royalty (but really annoyed revolutionaries)
Our new book, Bird: Exploring the Winged World, includes the very first Fabergé egg, loved by the Romanovs, and hated by the Bolsheviks
All you need to know about Lorna Simpson
Get the one, authoritative monograph on this brilliant, trailblazing, celebrated American artist
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