{"id":6467,"count":81,"description":"Ars longa, vita brevis<\/em>. Art is eternal, but life is short. You want to be reading the best books on art? Browse through our expert recommendations to find the best books on art<\/a>, architecture, <\/a>design,<\/a>\u00a0illustration<\/a>, and photography<\/a> for your own library \u2013 or to give as a gift to an art lover. Five Books art interviews explore themes in the visual arts from ancient times to the present day with historians, curators, critics and practitioners. Our interviews range from engaging introductions \u2014 such as the Renaissance<\/a>, Dutch Masters<\/a>, Leonardo <\/a>or Picasso<\/a> \u2013 to specialist subjects \u2013 such as\u00a0the Art Market<\/a>, Drawing<\/a>, or Figurative Painting Today<\/a>. The Art pages at Five Books span everything from the canonical to the contemporary. Here you will find essential reference volumes in art history like the timeless Story of Art<\/a> by E.H.Gombrich. But you can also consult cutting edge current references like the Whitechapel Gallery: Documents of Contemporary Art<\/a> and musings from prominent curator Hans Ulrich Obrist<\/a> on his essential reading list for understanding the art of the present. We have interviews with some of today's mega-galleries such as Hauser & Wirth<\/a> and David Zwirner<\/a>. And we also feature conversations with leading lights from storied institutions like the Metropolitan Museum in New York<\/a> and the National Gallery in London. With Five Books, you can craft your own self-styled syllabus in art history. Browse the archive, or create your own lists of the best books in any art category close to your heart, to share with like-minded readers everywhere. Is there an arts subject that piques your interest that you don't see on the site? Let us know by getting in contact with the editorial team.","link":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/art-books\/","name":"Art","slug":"art-books","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/6467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=6467"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book?categories=6467"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/books_like_this?categories=6467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}