Combining historical research, scientific enquiry and a deep engagement with the materials of his art, Simon Starling creates enigmatic objects with remarkable stories behind them. This is a comprehensive monograph of the Turner-Prize-winning artist....

Polish artist Pawe Althamer is a noted explorer of the social and communicative powers of art. This title features his work which often incorporates depictions of the human form but just as often incorporates living people.\\\"...

Wilhelm Sasnal is one of the most celebrated artists to emerge from Eastern Europe in the twenty-first century. His practice embraces drawing, film, comics (his strips are regularly published in Machina and Przekroj, two Polish periodicals) and, above......

One of the century\'s most distinguished artists, Louise Bourgeois is an utterly unique figure. Born in Paris in 1911, Bourgeois spent most of her career receiving little recognition from the art community....

Tuymans\" monochromatic palette and choice of subject matter - domestic interiors, commonplace objects or family portraits - link painting with post-war filmmaking and amateur photography. The sources of other images on his canvases give his work......

In a survey of Californian-based artist Mike Kelly, the author of this volume discusses with the artist his various aesthetic and symbolic strategies in both the American and In European contexts. Kelly\"s work is considered in the context of his......

This text forms part of a series which presents a critical appraisal of the most innovative and controversial contemporary artists in the world. Each book contains an art historical appreciation of the artist\'s work and an interview wtih each artist, focusing on such themes as technique and working practice....