Elena Clavarino
Architecture’s Philosopher
A new coffee-table book celebrates the life and career of I. M. Pei, the modernist visionary behind Paris’s Louvre Pyramid and Hong Kong’s Bank of China Tower
Party Animals
From laughing seals to dancing monkeys to sexy hippos, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards use humor to raise environmental awareness
The Invisible Man
Accompanying a retrospective in Barcelona, a new book collects more than 150 photographs by Louis Stettner, who captured the trials and triumphs of the 20th century’s working class while remaining virtually unknown
Into the Wilde
In Milan, a new wave of members-only clubs is transforming the city’s social fabric
Design Within Reach
Lamps, teacups, ashtrays … A new coffee-table book traces the life and work of the Italian designer Piero Fornasetti
Jonathan Becker, In Focus
From garden strolls with Brassaï to nights out with Andy Warhol, a new book by the American photographer documents intimate moments with the 20th century’s high society
Wild West
Karma, in New York, exhibits 22 vibrant, impasto landscape paintings by the Persian-American artist Manoucher Yektai
Poster Child
The most comprehensive overview of film posters to date is published in a new coffee-table book from Tony Nourmand, the world’s foremost expert on the art form
La Dolce Vita!
AIR MAIL and Bloomingdale’s kick off Fashion Week in high Italian style
Something Wild
A new book collects the provocative and experimental advertisements Guy Bourdin photographed for the shoe brand Charles Jourdan from 1967 to 1983
In the Field with Robert Capa
A new book collects the photojournalist’s images of major 20th-century events, from the D-day landings, in France, to the arrival of immigrants in the newly established Israel
American Holiday
Here’s what Italians really think of popular tourist destinations, from Lake Como to Capri
Grand Slam
As the U.S. Open approaches, a new book collects more than 150 objects of tennis memorabilia, with text by Gustavo Fernández, Rafael Nadal, and Stan Smith
Venice in Bloom
A new book of photographs by Marco Valmarana takes readers inside the Floating City’s secret gardens
From Pomp to Purity
A new book collects images of 18th-century French furniture, interiors, architecture, art, and fashion, celebrating the period’s timeless influence
The Ultimate Guide to Euro-Island Hopping
From Patmos wannabes to Ischia pick-mes, here are the personalities you’ll find along your summer travels
Bring In the Suits
Dunhill’s new creative director is bringing Britain’s men’s-wear traditions to the next generation
Migration Patterns of the Very Rich
Brits in Milan, Russians in Dubai, Egyptians in Athens … It feels like the entire 1 percent is on the move in search of lower taxes—and a taste of the good life
Poster City
A new book collects a century of posters and advertisements that shaped New York City’s rise as the cultural capital of the world
Better by Design
From postwar European churches to post-revolution Cuba, two new books chart the rise of midcentury modernism
