Lund Humphries

18/11/2025

PUBLISHED TODAY!
SHAHZIA SIKANDER by Jason Rosenfeld

'A scintillating and mesmerizing volume of Shahzia's pioneering and feminist work that brings together beauty of form, depth of thought and the awe-inspiring wizardry of an artistic genius. A pleasure to read and behold.'
- , author

'Shahzia Sikander is one of the most groundbreaking artists working today, subverting tradition and art history through women’s narratives.'
– .hessel, author of The Story of Art Without Men

'Shahzia Sikander’s vision is at once singular and expansive. In this beautifully illustrated book, Jason Rosenfeld reflects the breadth of her achievement, mining her critical reflection on disparate cultural traditions and her engagement with diverse and potent contemporary and historical subjects, while emphasising her consistent formal rigour and technical prowess across many media.'
– , critic and host of the 'A brush with…' podcast

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17/11/2025

⭐️PUBLISHED TODAY⭐️ British Interior Design since 1925: A Critical History
By Bruce Peter and Drew Plunkett

📯‘This book is the definitive history that traces the evolution of twentieth and twenty first century British Interior Design. Its authors demonstrate, with an eclectic mix of projects, how British designers freed themselves from the conventions of architecture and created environments that responded with pragmatic creativity to the times in which they have lived. It is an essential read for scholars, historians - and every occupant of an interior.’ – Professor Graeme Brooker, Head of Interior Design at the Royal College of Art, London. Author of The Story of the Interior (2025).

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📣EVENTS: Join the authors at the Museum of the Home, London on the evening of 20 November 2025, and at Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh on 27 November 2025! Links in bio 🔗

15/11/2025

Gesina ter Borch, Dutch Golden Age watercolorist and draftswoman, was born on this day, 15 November, in 1631 in Overijssel, Netherlands.

Despite the fact that Gesina's oeuvre is securely attributed and thoroughly catalogued, she has surprisingly never been the subject of a dedicated monograph, until now... For the first time, 's book highlights Ter Borch’s watercolours and calligraphy in their own right, as well as her work as an art teacher, an archivist, and an artist’s model, and questions a historiography of women’s art that frequently values oil painting over other media, and work for the market over 'amateur' production. Adam Eaker revisits Gesina ter Borch’s role in the genesis of Dutch 'high-life' genre painting and its construction of gender and social class, comparing her art with that of her brother Gerard, and in so doing allows for a more nuanced understanding of the ideologies and achievements of Dutch genre painting.

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Or Getty Publications if you're in North America!

14/11/2025

Australian landscape painter Derwent Lees was born on this day, 14 November, in 1884 in Hobart.
He studied and taught at the Slade School of Art in the decade preceding and including the First World War, was embedded within London's art world, and counted Augustus John, J.D. Innes, Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant and Ambrose McEvoy as his close friends. He exhibited works in prominent London galleries and at the 1913 New York Armory show from his travels in England, Wales, France and Poland. Tragically, his promising career was cut short when he was confined to mental asylums from 1919.

Lynn Davies new book on the artist includes a complete catalogue of the artist’s known works, provides a definitive account of Lees's life and impressive body of work and will stand as a primary reference resource on the artist for many years to come. Get your copy now from www.lundhumphries.com!

13/11/2025

COMING SOON!
Hans Hollein's Masterpiece: Art, Architecture and the City by Eva Branscome

'Museum Abteiberg is the manifesto of a shared vision in art, architecture and society which existed in Europe in the early-1970s. Its pre-history was the programme for an "Antimuseum" that the museum's director, Johannes Cladders, had started in 1967 with Joseph Beuys and which went on to include many now world-famous artists. In her book, Eva Branscome reaches beyond architectural history into the realms of art history and social history. It is a brilliant and overdue account that also explains the great love of younger artists and architects for this remarkable building today.' – Suzanne Titz, Director Museum Abteiberg

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11/11/2025

Perhaps your mind is on the climate, with Cop30 in the news, and perhaps also on ART+CLIMATE, as it is the Gallery Climate Coalition’s London Art + Climate Week from tomorrow... https://galleryclimatecoalition.org/news/149-announcing-london-art-climate-week-a-new-initiative-from-gallery-climate-coalition-and/

Now is the perfect time to read Annabel Keenan's book 'Climate Action in the Art World' which is currently 20% off until the end of November!!
Use code SUSTAIN20 at checkout at https://www.lundhumphries.com/products/climate-action-in-the-art-world

London’s leading institutions and contemporary art galleries are coming together this autumn to launch a new five day event, London Art+Climate Week, with the inaugural edition set for 12-16 November 2025. Learn more about the full programme and event bookings. London Art+Climate Week sees over 25...

11/11/2025

We are delighted that Enid Tsui - author of the recent book 'Art in Hong Kong' - will be a speaker at the inaugural Art Business Conference in Hong Kong, next Wednesday 19 November.

Enid will be moderating the panels on Hong Kong Rising: A New Standard for the Global Art World and Collecting Trends in Asia: The Future of Art Patronage and the Market.

Enid Tsui is the Arts Editor for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. She oversees the newspaper's coverage of visual and performing arts. Prior to becoming an arts journalist, she was the Hong Kong correspondent and Asia companies and markets editor for the Financial Times. She also worked as a radio presenter and as editor-in-chief of a Chinese corporate finance magazine. Enid has a master's degree in art history.

We hope you can make it to the conference on 19th November! But if not, check out Enid's book here: https://www.lundhumphries.com/products/art-in-hong-kong

10/11/2025

Happy Publication Day [email protected] whose monograph, 'The Space Between' written by Ian Massey releases today!!

Brendan Stuart Burns (b.1963) is a leading Welsh painter who draws inspiration from the natural world of his native country and beyond. Providing, for the first time, an overview of the artist's career to date, this important publication traces his work's evolution towards full artistic maturity.
Addressing key aspects of Burns' oeuvre, such as the materiality of the work and its relationship to the environment, the book discusses the wider philosophical framework which underpins his painting while also considering its historical and contemporary influences. Written in close collaboration with the artist, Ian Massey’s authoritative account of Burns’ impressive career is essential reading for all those interested in contemporary British painting and new visual interpretations of landscape.

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07/11/2025

PUBLISHED TODAY:
‘HENLEY HALEBROWN: BUILDING FOR SOCIETY 2010–2022’ by Tom Neville, Simon Henley and Gavin Hale-Brown!

Henley Halebrown are multi-award-winning architects based in London, marking their 30th year in 2025 with a new title about the studio’s work: ‘HENLEY HALEBROWN: BUILDING FOR SOCIETY 2010–2022’. Edited by Tom Neville, the book explores themes such as architecture as social infrastructure, liminality in design, and the many lessons we learn from successful past precedents and how we adapt these to serve us today to create buildings that embody a sense of memory and continuity.

The newly released book details these themes through twelve projects built between 2010 and 2022, mainly in the fields of housing, education and workspaces, and including both new builds and re-use. Each project is critically assessed by leading architects Tony Fretton, Pierre d’Avoine, Hugh Strange and Adam Khan, and critics Jay Merrick, Edwin Heathcote, Rob Wilson and Rosamund Diamond.

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06/11/2025

PUBLISHED TODAY!
Waterloo Bridge and London River: Investigations and Reflections by Andrew Saint (1946-2025)

Andrew Saint's final book is a beautifully illustrated history of Waterloo Bridge, its surroundings and the tidal Thames. Brimming with stories and full of fabulous characters, the book takes us from the geology and ancient history to the history of the docks and on to the great bridge built in the 18th and 19th centuries. It reveals the complex politics and economics behind these bridges, who designed them and how they were constructed, explores how the surrounding districts evolved, and discusses Waterloo bridge’s fascination for the likes of Dickens, Watts, Millais, Constable, Monet and Derain.

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05/11/2025

'Nigel Hall: Secret Garden' is open at Piano Nobile until 31 January 2026
Nigel Hall’s abstract sculptures exude rhythm, ripples, vortices... preoccupied with the evocation of internal and external surfaces, and the definition of space. Find out more about the current works on sale: https://www.piano-nobile.com/viewing-room/57-nigel-hall-secret-garden/

Created in close collaboration with Nigel Hall, Lund Humphries' book 'Nigel Hall: Sculpture & Drawings' by Jon Wood is an ambitious monograph which looks at his work in relation to sculptural developments in Britain, Europe and North America. It presents the two main strands of Hall's practice - sculpture and drawing - as distinct but also interrelated... find out more at www.lundhumphries.com

Pictured: Nigel Hall, String Section, 2025, Porcelain white painted steel, height 55 cm. Piano Nobile Gallery.

05/11/2025

We're very excited for the release of the new book 'John Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture' by Charles Saumarez Smith on 20th November!

Sir John Vanbrugh was one of Britain’s greatest architects and the designer of some of the most important and best beloved English country houses, including Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace.
This biography is beautifully illustrated (with photographs such as these, by ) and draws on close study of Vanbrugh's letters to bring to life his ideas, beliefs, friendships and buildings, as well as providing insight into his professional practice and working relationships. Pre-order your copy now from www.lundhumphries.com!

And join Charles Saumarez Smith at the Wigmore Hall on 20th November for a lecture to launch the book (tickets via the website)

The book is published alongside an exhibition at Sir John Soane's Museum to mark the tercentenary of architect John Vanbrugh's death in 2026.

Pic 1: Castle Howard ; Pic 2: Grimsthorpe Castle ; Pic 3: Blenheim Palace . Photography by David Valinsky.