“What are the best The Best Art, Photography, And Coffee Table books released in 2020?” We looked at 198 of the top The Best Art, Photography, And Coffee Table books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 22 books, all appearing on 2 or more “Best The Best Art, Photography, And Coffee Table” book lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 175+ titles, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.

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Top 22 Best The Best Art, Photography, And Coffee Table Books From 2020

22.) Accidentally Wes Anderson written byWally Koval

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes & Noble
• Dandelion Chandelier

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A visual adventure of Wes Anderson proportions, authorized by the legendary filmmaker himself: stunning photographs of real-life places that seem plucked from the just-so world of his films, presented with fascinating human stories behind each fa ade. Accidentally Wes A

21.) Cabinet of Curiosities written byMassimo Listri

Lists It Appears On:

• Financial Times
• The Times 2

The Wunderkammer, or “cabinet of curiosities,” saw collectors gathering objects from many strands of artistic, scientific, and intellectual endeavor, in an ambitious attempt to encompass all of humankind’s knowledge in a single room.

20.) Chernobyl: A Stalkers’ Guide written byDarmon Richter

Lists It Appears On:

• Financial Times
• The Globe and Mail

Drawing on unprecedented access to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone–including insights gained while working as a tour guide and during an illegal “stalker” hike–Darmon Richter creates an entirely new portrait of Chernobyl’s forgotten ghost towns, monuments and moreSince the first atomic bomb was dropp

19.) Frida in America: The Creative Awakening of a Great Artist written byCelia Stahr

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes & Noble
• Booklist

The riveting story of how three years spent in the United States transformed Frida Kahlo into the artist we know today An] insightful debut….Featuring meticulous research and elegant turns of phrase, Stahr’s engrossing account provides scholarly though accessible analysis for both feminists and ar

18.) Gordon Parks: The Atmosphere of Crime, 1957 written byNicole Fleetwood (Text by (Art/Photo Books)) Sarah Meister (Editor) Gordon Parks (Photographer) Glenn Lowry (Foreword by) & 2 more

Lists It Appears On:

• BuzzFeed News
• The Globe and Mail

Gordon Parks’ ethically complex depictions of crime in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles, with previously unseen photographsWhen Life magazine asked Gordon Parks to illustrate a recurring series of articles on crime in the United States in 1957, he had already been a staff photographe

17.) In Memory Of: Designing Contemporary Memorials written bySpencer Bailey

Lists It Appears On:

• Dandelion Chandelier
• Financial Times

Exploring the art, architecture, and design of memorials around the world from the late twentieth century to todayMemorials hold a special position in the cultural memory of communities, and collective consciousness of communities, cities, and countries. In Memory Of presents an extraordinary and mo

16.) Lartigue: The Boy and the Belle Époque written byLouise Baring

Lists It Appears On:

• The Times
• The Wall Street Journal 3

One of the twentieth century’s most celebrated and prodigious photographers, Jacques Henri Lartigue captured the exuberance of Belle Époque Paris during his childhood. Lartigue focuses solely on the artist’s adolescence, featuring classic images of motor cars and high fashion alongside previously un

15.) Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Fly In League With The Night written byAndrea Schlieker, Elizabeth Alexander, Isabella Maidment & Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

Lists It Appears On:

• Five Books
• The New York Times

Dramatically reinventing the lineage of Goya, Sargent and Manet, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye imbues the Black subjects in her paintings with atmospheric grace and eleganceTaking inspiration from the techniques of historic European portraiture, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s oil paintings could almost be from a m

14.) Ming Smith: An Aperture Monograph written byMing Smith

Lists It Appears On:

• The Wall Street Journal 3
• BuzzFeed News

Ming Smith’s poetic and experimental images are icons of twentieth-century African American life. One of the greatest artist-photographers working today, Smith moved to New York in the 1970s and began to make images charged with startling beauty and spiritual energy. This long-awaited monograph brin

13.) My Town: An Artist’s Life In London written byDavid Gentleman

Lists It Appears On:

• the Guardian
• NPR

12.) Open Studio written bySharon Coplan Hurowitz Amanda Benchley Casey Kelbaugh (Photographer) & 1 more

Lists It Appears On:

• Forbes
• Hyperallergic

A behind-the-scenes look at leading contemporary artists at work in their studios, with original art projects to recreate at homeOpen Studio invites you into the private studios of seventeen of the most celebrated contemporary artists as they draw, paint, sculpt, or design an original project for re

11.) Shaping the World: Sculpture from Prehistory to Now written byAntony Gormley and Martin Gayford

Lists It Appears On:

• The Times 2
• The New York Times

Practiced by every culture throughout the history of the world, sculpture is a universal art form that’s deeply rooted in the human psyche and may even predate the advent of language. In this wide-ranging book, internationally renowned sculptor Antony Gormley and distinguished art critic Martin Gayf

10.) The 99 Percent Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design written byRoman Mars

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes & Noble
• Financial Times

A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER ” A] diverse and enlightening book . . . The 99% Invisible City is altogether fresh and imaginative when it comes to thinking about urban spaces.” –The New York Times Book Review “Here is a field guide, a boon, a bible,

9.) The Chiffon Trenches written byAndré Leon Talley

Lists It Appears On:

• Financial Times 2
• NPR

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – From the pages of Vogue to the runways of Paris, this “captivating” (Time) memoir by a legendary style icon captures the fashion world from the inside out, in its most glamorous and most cutthroat moments. “The Chiffon Trenches honestly and candidly captures fifty sublime

8.) The Louvre: The History, the Collections, the Architecture written byGenevieve Bresc

Lists It Appears On:

• NY Times
• Dandelion Chandelier

Experience the Louvre’s majestic halls, grand galleries, and stunning artworks in this exquisite visit to the world-renowned museum—highlighting beloved works of art alongside hidden gems, all situated in the palace’s stunning architectural spaces. Every year, more than ten million visitors from a

7.) Young, Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art written byLauren Haynes (Text by (Art/Photo Books)) Anthony Graham (Text by (Art/Photo Books)) Thomas Lax (Text by (Art/Photo Books)) Jamillah James (Text by (Art/Photo Books)) Connie H Choi (Text by (Art/Photo Books)) Adeze Wilford (Text by (Art/Photo Books)) Antwaun Sargent (Editor) & 5 more

Lists It Appears On:

• The Globe and Mail
• The New York Times

What’s new, now and next from contemporary Black artistsThis book surveys the work of a new generation of Black artists, and also features the voices of a diverse group of curators who are on the cutting edge of contemporary art. As mission-driven collectors, Bernard I. Lumpkin and Carmine D. Boccuz

6.) Abstract Art: A Global History written byPepe Karmel

Lists It Appears On:

• The Times 2
• NY Times
• Hyperallergic

In his fresh take on abstract art, noted art historian Pepe Karmel chronicles the movement from a global perspective, while embedding abstraction in a recognizable reality. Moving beyond the canonical terrain of abstract art, the author demonstrates how artists from around the world have used abstra

5.) Artemisia written byLetizia Treves Larry Keith (Contribution by) Sheila Barker (Contribution by) Patrizia Cavazzini (Contribution by) Francesco Solinas (Contribution by) & 3 more

Lists It Appears On:

• NY Times
• The Times 2
• the Guardian

The catalogue accompanying the blockbuster exhibition at The National Gallery, London, which The Guardian has called ‘epochal’ and ‘superbly curated’ Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1654 or later) is the most celebrated woman artist of the baroque period in Italy. Her career spanned more than 40 years,

4.) Humans written byBrandon Stanton

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes & Noble
• Dandelion Chandelier
• The New York Times

Just when we need it, Humans reminds us what it means to be human . . . one of the most influential art projects of the decade.” –Washington Post Brandon Stanton’s new book, Humans–his most moving and compelling book to date–shows us the world. Brandon Stanton created Humans of New York in 2010.

3.) The Bloomsbury Look written byWendy Hitchmough

Lists It Appears On:

• Financial Times 2
• The Wall Street Journal 2
• The New York Times

An in-depth study of how the famed Bloomsbury Group expressed their liberal philosophies and collective identity in visual form ” Fascinating and wide-ranging. . . . Will be enjoyed by both Bloomsbury aficionados and newcomers alike.”–Lucinda Willan, V&A Magazine The Bloomsbury Group was a loose co

2.) The Lives of Lucian Freud: Fame 1968-2011 written byWilliam Feaver

Lists It Appears On:

• the Guardian
• Financial Times 3
• The Times 2

The first biography of the epic life of one of the most important, enigmatic and private artists of the 20th century. Drawn from almost 40 years of conversations with the artist, letters and papers, it is a major work written by a well-known British art critic. Lucian Freud (1922-2011) is one of the

1.) The Look of the Book: Jackets, Covers, and Art at the Edges of Literature written byPeter Mendelsund

Lists It Appears On:

• The San Antonio Express-News
• The Wall Street Journal 2
• Barnes & Noble
• NPR
• The New York Times

Why do some book covers instantly grab your attention, while others never get a second glance? Fusing word and image, as well as design thinking and literary criticism, this captivating investigation goes behind the scenes of the cover design process to answer this question and more. As the outward

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