August Art Book Releases: From 'Hotties in Art' to Hidden US Museums
The Art Newspaper's August book bag highlights four new publications. 'Hotties in Art' by Jack Shoulder (John Murray Press, £16.99) offers a playful art history through 'sizzling portraits' of attractive men, analyzing works like Giovanni Battista Moroni's 'The Tailor' (1565-70) and David Hockney's 'Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool' (1966). A comprehensive monograph on Indian artist Tyeb Mehta, published by the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and Mapin Publishing (£32), features essays by Roobina Karode, Aditi Ghidiyal, and poet Ashok Vajpeyi, covering themes like the partition of India and motifs such as the bull and falling bird. 'Instante/Revelación: Moments in Mexican Photography' (Getty Publications, £21.99) presents nearly 150 images from the collection of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, spanning 1920-2017, with works by Lola and Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Graciela Iturbide, and Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, ahead of a Getty Museum exhibition (1 September-3 January 2027). Finally, 'America's Hidden Treasures: 101 Museums of Art, Innovation & Americana' by Arnold Lehman (Merrell, £60) spotlights lesser-known US museums, including the Wichita Art Museum, Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, Speed Art Museum, and Museum of Native American History.
Key facts
- Jack Shoulder's 'Hotties in Art' is published by John Murray Press at £16.99.
- The book analyzes 'The Tailor' (1565-70) by Giovanni Battista Moroni and David Hockney's 'Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool' (1966).
- Tyeb Mehta monograph is the first comprehensive book on the artist since his death in 2009.
- Contributors to the Mehta book include Roobina Karode, Aditi Ghidiyal, and Ashok Vajpeyi.
- 'Instante/Revelación' features photographs from 1920-2017 by 13 photographers.
- The Getty exhibition runs from 1 September to 3 January 2027.
- Arnold Lehman's book highlights 101 lesser-known US museums.
- Featured museums include Wichita Art Museum, Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, Speed Art Museum, and Museum of Native American History.
Entities
Artists
- Jack Shoulder
- Giovanni Battista Moroni
- David Hockney
- Duncan Grant
- Tyeb Mehta
- Roobina Karode
- Ashok Vajpeyi
- Aditi Ghidiyal
- Manuel Álvarez Bravo
- Lola Álvarez Bravo
- Graciela Iturbide
- Pablo Ortiz Monasterio
- Frida Kahlo
- Diego Rivera
- Octavio Paz
- Arnold Lehman
Institutions
- John Murray Press
- Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
- Mapin Publishing
- Getty Publications
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Getty Center
- Merrell
- Wichita Art Museum
- Freedom Monument Sculpture Park
- Speed Art Museum
- Museum of Native American History
Locations
- New Delhi
- India
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Kansas
- Alabama
- Kentucky
- Bentonville
- Arkansas