Art Book Thread

Intro

This list is assembled from recommendations on an arts-tech related email thread. 

Thanks to everybody who shared their recommendations. P.S. I’ve tried to format the list in a useful way. If you find this list valuable and have any time to spare, please consider helping organise the content at the bottom which is not yet formatted - Elliot

Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees

by Lawrence Weschler 1982

Recommended by Joshua Noble
Joel Gethin Lewis “One of the best books I’ve ever read. Made me look at my life differently, and the world. Thank you JN!”


Relational Aesthetics

by Nicolas Bourriaud 1998

Recommended by Joshua Noble








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Recommended by Joshua Noble

The Act of Creation

by Arthur Koestler

Toby Schachman “It is an exploration of the relationship between humor (ha!), science (aha!), and art (ah!). It is one of those books that cannot be read on first reading, but that you can revisit every few years and get something more out of it. I think some people on this list might enjoy it.”





Sensation and Perception

by E Goldstein, Marianne Neighbors