CUTE ILLUSTRATION This fantastic book of illustration includes work from twenty-eight renowned artists who have personally selected a few of their best works: including Fawn Gehweiler, Yumiko Kayukawa and Marcos Chin. 256 pages, HB, Monsa, 978841522326, $30

DARK FLOWERS: JENNY BOLIS, The photographs in this book offer us a chance to look at a selection of native flowers in isolation, giving the flowers a stillness that is not perceived in their natural environment. 34 pages, HB, Jenny Bolis, 9780980653021, $20

HAND MADE ILLUSTRATION Unique works of art that are created without the computer but with paintbrushes, pencils and pens, and, of course, hands. 128 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223290, $30

NOBROW #6: THE DOUBLE An entirely new incarnation of this biannual journal, with double the number of pages to include comics and graphic short stories. The theme of this issue explores the sinister concept of the Doppleganger, one which has appeared in literature and mythology since our earliest written records. 120 pages, PB, Nobrow, 9781907704192, $35




NUL=0: THE DUTCH NUL GROUP IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT The members of the legendary Dutch Nul group emphasized the beauty of serenity, repetition and uniformity in their work. This book places them in the context of artists' groups such as the German Zero and the Japanese Gutai Group. 200 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056628383, $66

QUODLIBET Inspired by the late, great Raymond Queneau, illustrator Katja Spitzer and writer Sebastian Gievert have teamed up to tackle the most quandarous of letters, the letter Q. 60 pages, PB, Nobrow, 9781907704215, $34


SLOW DECLINE: DAYNE TROWER These works, meticulously crafted from slender layers of plywood, employ the tropes of the architectural floor plan and model, the sculpture and installation. 24 pages, HB, Dayne Trower, 9780646563770, $20

UTOPIAN SLUMPS 2007-2009: COLLINGWOOD YEARS A survey of the years in Collingwood by gallery Utopian Slumps, with texts and by artists, writers, curators and images of the shows presented there. 224 pages, HB, Utopian, 9780646556970, $45



WINDFLOWER: PERCEPTIONS OF NATURE Presents prominent artists' insightful and poetic views on the beauty and fragility of nature in today's modern world, with works by Lothar Baumgarten, Peter Doig, Yoko Ono amongst many others. 215 pags, PB, NAi, 9789056628369, $70