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Two books offer intimate yet contrasting histories of Jewish art collectors in fin-de-siècle and early 20th-century France
The medium’s 200-year evolution from novelty to vital artistic medium is examined in a new book and Paris show
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Making music has brought stability to the singer’s often turbulent life — now he is sharing the secrets of how it’s done
From ideas for rethinking economics and politics to pure escapism, FT writers and critics choose their favourite titles of what has been an extraordinary year for books
Richard Fairman selects his must-read titles
Jackie Wullschläger selects her must-read titles
Edwin Heathcote selects his must-read titles
Tell us your recommendation and pick up a few tips for your own reading list too
A new book’s dialogue between two eloquent voices on art contains a vast range of concrete knowledge
Beguiling biography of a textile man who shaped the Russian avant-garde during dark historical dramas
Diana Darke explores how western architecture owes a great debt to eastern inspiration
Two authors re-examine the colourful lives and artistic impact of some of the great 20th-century figures
Josh Lustig selects his best mid-year reads
Danny Leigh selects his best mid-year reads
Jackie Wullschläger selects her best mid-year reads
Fertilise your imagination…
Blake Gopnik’s life of the artist gets behind the glare of his fame to track the dance between art and commerce
Caroline Maclean evokes the bohemian lifestyle — and affairs — of Hepworth, Nicholson, Moore and Mondrian
Olivia Laing’s timely essay collection makes important points, but doesn’t always convince
Stephen Johnson’s story of a symphony that is megalomaniac in its demands — and a source of great joy
David Gentleman’s pictorial memoir of London recalls a lost tradition of urban culture
The quest for rare catalogues and texts by artists, from Miró to Warhol, is gaining new cool
The group’s mystery remains elusive in a methodical history of their career
Jeremy Scott goes crazy for cubism, an Instagram artist sprinkles sparkles over fashion and Daniel Roseberry injects a surreal spirit at Schiaparelli
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