Three New Art Books: Architecture Walks, Spanish Civil War Photography, and Kandinsky for Kids
Three art books published in 2026 are highlighted. 'Derivas con Leo' by Paco Gómez (Fracaso Books, 23€) documents Saturday walks through Madrid with his son Leo, an architecture student, combining photography and conversation to explore overlooked buildings. 'Ecos de la memoria' by Marta Martín Núñez and Antonio Ansón (RM, 50€) analyzes over a hundred photobooks and catalogs from 1999 to 2025, focusing on how contemporary photographers address the Spanish Civil War's legacy. 'Vasily Kandinsky: Cielo azul' by Max-Henri de Larminat (cincotintas, 14.95€) is a children's book that uses Kandinsky's painting 'Cielo azul' to engage young readers with visual games and questions about art.
Key facts
- Derivas con Leo by Paco Gómez published by Fracaso Books in 2026, 352 pages, 23€
- Ecos de la memoria by Marta Martín Núñez and Antonio Ansón published by RM in 2026, 56+288 pages, 50€
- Vasily Kandinsky: Cielo azul by Max-Henri de Larminat published by cincotintas in 2026, 32 pages, 14.95€
- Derivas con Leo explores Madrid architecture through father-son walks
- Ecos de la memoria examines photobooks on Spanish Civil War memory from 1999-2025
- Kandinsky book is a participatory children's guide to his painting Cielo azul
- Paco Gómez is also author of Los Modlin
- Marta Martín Núñez's study is described as the most extensive on contemporary photography projects about the Spanish Civil War
Entities
Artists
- Paco Gómez
- Leo Gómez
- Marta Martín Núñez
- Antonio Ansón
- Max-Henri de Larminat
- Vasily Kandinsky
Institutions
- Fracaso Books
- Editorial RM
- cincotintas
- masdearte
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain