A literary homage to Peggy Guggenheim that falls short
Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979), as readers of The Art Newspaper will know, is the Venice one and not the New York one, though shortly before her death she gifted her unfinished…
Books
This newly translated volume compiles the photographic traces of a libidinous love affair
At first glance, the photographs in Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie’s The Use of Photography do not seem particularly useful. They show what most people would keep from public view,…
From sfumato to selfies—can art history explain the Instagram phenomenon?
When it comes to art and images, Instagram is not new. So says the new book Instagrammable by the art history professor Koenraad Jonckheere. The book weaves together examples of…