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Don’t let waning summer days quell your wanderlust. Journey to Renaissance-era Venice, through the halls of the newly renovated Frick Collection, and across Chilean archipelagos.
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ITALY: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE GREAT ARTISTS
On the outskirts of Padua, in a 14th-century chapel, a Giotto fresco glimmers with gold stars. Art historian Nick Trend charts a Renaissance and early modern masters course, rife with intrigue and lush in imagery, through Verona, Rome, and more. (Thames & Hudson)
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THE FRICK COLLECTION
Deputy director and chief curator Xavier F. Salomon serves as guide to the history of Henry Clay Frick’s Upper East Side mansion through its newly updated galleries housing masterpieces by Fragonard, Manet, and Vermeer. (Rizzoli Electa)
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THE CONTEMPORARY GARDEN
An immersive look at all manner of verdant dreamscapes, from New York’s Little Island to private endeavors like designer Dries Van Noten’s Victorian-inspired rose garden. (Phaidon)
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LA CASA ISLA
In an imaginative journey off the Chilean coast, artist Anne Golaz explores the island that inspired Robinson Crusoe’s plight. Hope ebbs and flows through photographs, watercolors, intimate entries from the artist’s sketchbook, prose, and poetry—as varied as the source material. (MACK)
Tultepec Plaza 2, Tultepec, Mexico, 2013. Courtesy of the artist and publisher.
SLIP ME THE MASTER KEY
Thomas Prior’s mysterious images of the Anthropocene—pictured here, whizzing firecrackers in Tultepec, Mexico, reminiscent of galaxies or shooting stars—find uncanny touchpoints between desolate nature and man-made messes. (Loose Joints)
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PRIVATE ASPEN
An insider’s view by Helen Thompson of Colorado’s ritziest ski town, showcasing the modernist private homes designed by architects such as Takashi Yanai and Charles Gwathmey. Reclaimed wood and local stone abound. (Monacelli)
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