Thousands of years ago, the ancient Greeks used the term ekphrasis to define a piece of literature or poetry that vividly describes a work of visual art. Like most words, the meaning of ekphrasis has evolved slightly over time and it is now used to classify any piece of media (be it writing, visual art, music or film) that is made about another art form. Compiled by the David Zwirner Gallery, our Ekphrasis Book Collection is a series of rare, out-of-print or newly commissioned texts that center around art, penned by a host of iconic creatives. Theres much to discover in this collection of brightly-colored, pocket-sized paperbacks author Virginia Woolfs musings on painting; poet Rainer Maria Rilkes letters of encouragement to a young Balthus; newly-translated painting tutorials from revolutionary printmaker Katsushika Hokusai; essays from poet, dramatist and critic Larry Neal on the Black Arts Movement; and mile Bernards collection of correspondences with Vincent Van Gogh, just to name a few. Grab whichever intrigues you or bring home the entire collection for a vibrant and inspiring addition to your bookshelf. Any Day Now: Toward a Black Aesthetictext by Larry Nealeditor's note by Elizabeth Gordonintroduction by Allie Biswas paperback178 pages4.25"W x .75"D x 7"H Degas and His Modeltext by Alice Micheltranslation and additional text by Jeff Nagy paperback 88 pages4.25"W x .25"D x 7"H Letters to a Young Paintertext by Rainer Maria Rilketranslated to english by Damion Searls introduction by Rachel Corbettessay by Marc de Launaypaperback68 pages 4.25"W x .25"D x 7"H Mad About Paintingtext and artwork by Katsushika Hokusaiselected and translated to english by Ryoko Matsubaintroduction by Ryoko Matsuba conversation with Manabu Ikeda and Ryoko Matsuba paperback 164 pages 4.25"W x .5"D x 7"H My Friend Van Goghtext by Emile Bernard translated to english by Elizabeth G. Heard introduction by Martin Baileypaperback 144 pages 4.25"W x .5"D x 7"H Oh, to Be a Painter! text by Virginia Woolfintroduced and selected by Claudia Tobinpaperback 96 pages 4.25"W x .5"D x 7"H Ramblings of a Wannabe Paintertext by Paul Gaugin edited and translated by Donatien Graupaperback 54 pages 4.25"W x .25"D x 7"H The Critic as an Artisttext by Oscar Wilde introduction by Michael Bracewellpaperback142 pages 4.25"W x .5"D x 7"H The Psychology of an Art Writertext by Vernon Lee translated by Jeff Nagy paperback 136 pages 4.25"W x .5"D x 7"H.