Books: Some of the Best Art Books of 2020

With the year drawing to a close, "best of" lists are starting to crop up again, albeit with some dec

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With the year drawing to a close, “best of” lists are starting to crop up again, albeit with some decidedly 2020 adjustments. In that spirit, Michael Glover offers a list of some of his favorite art books. Meanwhile, Sarah Rose Sharp dives into a new Guerrilla Girls monograph, reminding us “as the old saying goes, ‘If you can’t beat ’em, put on a Halloween mask and publicly indict their terrible record of human rights infractions.'” – Dessane Lopez Cassell, Editor, Reviews

Some of the Best Art Books of 2020 Abstractions, illusions, DIY concoctions, museums touting their collections, and other holiday confections. Michael Glover

30 Years of the Guerrilla Girls’ Art and Advocacy As the old saying goes, “If you can’t beat ’em, put on a Halloween mask and publicly indict their terrible record of human rights infractions.” Sarah Rose Sharp

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Felix Gonzalez-Torres's Photostats Document Subjugation and Violence The artist stretched constructs of authority and authorship to impel the viewer’s awareness and participation. Elizabeth Zuba

A Poet Who Wrote the Way Abstract Expressionists Painted Barbara Guest stands apart as a radical traditionalist, committed to poetry’s clairvoyant, mythical potentials. Tim Keane

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How Latinx Artists Were Shut Out Of Art History Arlene Dávila’s Latinx Art: Artists, Markets, Politics considers the plights of Latinx artists through the lens of race and class disparities in both North and South America. Valentina Di Liscia

A Once-Revolutionary Creative Fellowship for Women Artists Maggie Doherty’s The Equivalents follows the Radcliffe College Institute for Independent Study’s role in mid-century feminism, and explores the ways in which it fell short. Lily Meyer

Justine Kurland's Female Utopia In Girl Pictures, the photographer presents a seductive fantasy of a world in which being a young woman is not cause for fear but a source of boundless freedom. Kate Silzer

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