"Coreen Simpson: A Monograph is an overdue ode to the 83-year-old artist whose photography, as editors Sarah Lewis, Leigh Raiford, and Deborah Willis explain, is a "celebration of Black self-fashioning." This beautifully composed book foregrounds the tender intimacy of her lens, which makes these photos as vital as the day they were taken; it's easy to see why it was one of critic Jasmine Weber's favorites of 2025."
"Black in Blues is just one of our favorite art books of 2025, a year in which we read widely and well. Check out our picks, from a re-issue of THING magazine and a novel about the Berlin art world to Emily Mason's monograph and a reader on Native visual sovereignty. View the full list of our favorite art books of 2025. Thank you, as always, for reading along! Let me know what books you're curling up with this holiday season, art-related or not."
The color blue is linked to the ocean and the Middle Passage, positioned as emblematic of Blackness and global histories. The emotional register of blue is presented as joyous, painful, and luminous. A selection of notable 2025 art publications includes reissues, fiction set in art-world contexts, monographs, and readers on Indigenous visual sovereignty. A photographic monograph honors an elderly Black photographer by emphasizing tender intimacy and Black self-fashioning. Reviews of art-crime narratives explore theft, criminal ingenuity, and enigmatic friendships. The selection highlights overlooked artists and deep readings of color and identity in contemporary visual culture.
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