The Art Newspaper’s April book roundup highlights four significant new publications spanning art history and contemporary practice. Featured titles include Thomas Laqueur’s visual history of dogs in art, a study of marble depictions in Late Gothic and Early Renaissance painting edited by Karl Kolbitz, a comprehensive overview of Antony Gormley’s drawings, and a new catalogue focusing on Matthew Wong’s interior scenes.
These releases reflect a diverse range of scholarly and monographic interests, from the symbolic role of animals in the Western canon to the technical evolution of painting materials. The inclusion of the Matthew Wong catalogue is particularly timely, as it coincides with a major exhibition of the late artist's work in Venice, underscoring the market's and academy's continued dedication to preserving his brief but influential legacy.