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Opening this Thursday, September 10, at the Menil Collection is Jitish Kallat's site-specific wall drawing. Kallat, thro...
09/08/2026

Opening this Thursday, September 10, at the Menil Collection is Jitish Kallat's site-specific wall drawing. Kallat, through his multifaceted practice, probes the intersections of the intimate and the immense.

The volume "Jitish Kallat: Integer Study" reproduces a portfolio of the artist's 365 drawings recorded daily in 2021. Throughout the year-long ritual, three sets of numbers—global human populatino, births, and deaths at a specific moment—evoke themes of climate, extinction, evolution, and decay.

See Kallat's monumental wall drawing in the Menil Drawing Institute, then stop by the Menil Bookstore to purchase "Integer Study."

Now available at the Menil Bookstore are these titles exploring the history and science of color.In "True Color: The Str...
09/04/2026

Now available at the Menil Bookstore are these titles exploring the history and science of color.

In "True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color–from Azure to Pink Zinc," Merriam-Webster dictionary editor Kory Stamper reveals the journey of color science, color psychology, and color production through the 20th century. Johann Wolfgang van Goethe's "Theory of Colors" presents a guide to the study of color phenomena, in connection with philosophical ideas.

Artist John Akomfrah's first U.S. survey exhibition, "Signs of Empire" at the New Museum, reflected expansively on the c...
09/03/2026

Artist John Akomfrah's first U.S. survey exhibition, "Signs of Empire" at the New Museum, reflected expansively on the culture of the Black diaspora around the world. The accompanying catalogue, which presents new essays and film stills from the single- and multi-channel works featured in the exhibition, is available for sale at the Menil Bookstore.

The artist's newest video and sound installation, "The Hour Of The Dog," is on view at the Menil Collection through October 11.

Visit the Menil Bookstore soon and see what's new, including a selection of ceramics by Jill Whitten. The shop is open W...
09/01/2026

Visit the Menil Bookstore soon and see what's new, including a selection of ceramics by Jill Whitten. The shop is open Wednesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

In "African Masks and Emotions," art historian Z. S. Storther examines case studies in the Democratic Republic of the Co...
08/28/2026

In "African Masks and Emotions," art historian Z. S. Storther examines case studies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to explore the emotions—joy, wonder, awe, fear, the release of laughing out loud—that stem from African masks and masquerading.

Purchase the book, available at the Menil Bookstore.

Folk art and toy collections come together in "Alexander Girard's Imagined Worlds," which presents lavish photographs an...
08/25/2026

Folk art and toy collections come together in "Alexander Girard's Imagined Worlds," which presents lavish photographs and essays exploring the Santa Fe-based designer's wide-ranging practices.

Find the volume at the Menil Bookstore. The shop is open, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

Explore Willem de Kooning's practice through new titles available at the Menil Bookstore."Willem de Kooning: The Breakth...
08/19/2026

Explore Willem de Kooning's practice through new titles available at the Menil Bookstore.

"Willem de Kooning: The Breakthrough Years," accompanying a recent exhibition at Princeton University Art Museum, explores how the painter developed his distinctive style leading up to his first solo exhibition. The catalogue "Willem de Kooning Drawing" examines the artist's drawing practice; emphasizes his materials, process, and technique; and reveals the centrality of drawing to all aspects of his works.

Accompanying Beatriz González’s largest European retrospective is the monograph "Beatriz González," tracing six decades ...
08/18/2026

Accompanying Beatriz González’s largest European retrospective is the monograph "Beatriz González," tracing six decades of the Colombian artist's satirical painting, sculptural assemblage, and large-scale public interventions. The volume brings together more than 100 works and 300 images presenting how González addresses recurring violence in Colombia, legacies of colonialism, and the displacement of Indigenous communities.

The catalogue is available at the Menil Bookstore.

Find a new friend among a selection of stuffed cats by Hand of Bela Peck—all made with upcycled cashmere, wool, and ango...
08/14/2026

Find a new friend among a selection of stuffed cats by Hand of Bela Peck—all made with upcycled cashmere, wool, and angora fibers.

Stop by the Menil Bookstore and browse gifts, cards, books, and more.

Through the process of attaching dried and pressed plants to loose sheets of paper, Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus creat...
08/13/2026

Through the process of attaching dried and pressed plants to loose sheets of paper, Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus created an early version of a database of known and newly discovered species of plants in the 19th century.

The volume "The Hidden Stories of the Linnaean Herbarium" presents Lena Granefelt's photographs of Linnaeus' herbarium sheets, literally illuminating the vast collection in a new light. Explore the intricacies of the plant specimens and the papers alike, combined with new text on the practicalities and contributions of plant collecting.

Purchase the book at the Menil Bookstore. The shop is open today, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

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