'The boldest, best executed, and most far-reaching publishing project devoted to contemporary art. These books will revolutionize the way contemporary art is presented and written about.' (Artforum)

'The combination of intelligent analysis, personal insight, useful facts and plentiful pictures is a superb format invaluable for specialists but also interesting for casual readers, it makes these books a must for the library of anyone who cares about contemporary art.' (Time Out)

'A unique series of informative monographs on individual artists.' (The Sunday Times)

'Gives the reader the impression of a personal encounter with the artists. Apart from the writing which is lucid and illuminating, it is undoubtedly the wealth of lavish illustrations which makes looking at these books a satisfying entertainment.' (The Art Book)

John C Welchman lectures in the Visual Arts Department at the University of California in San Diego. A noted art critic, he has written widely on twentieth-century art. Welchman's books include The Dada and Surrealist Word-Image (co-author, 1989), and Towards a Cultural Understanding: Studies of Visual Modernity (1995).

Isabelle Graw is founder and Editor of the acclaimed international art magazine Texte zur Kunst, based in Cologne. Her writing on contemporary art has been published in many international art journals, including Parkett, Artforum and Flash Art.

Anthony Vidler is Professor of Art History and Architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles. In addition to several definitive volumes on the Enlightenment and nineteenth-century architecture, he is the author of the highly influential studies The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely (1994) and Warped Space: Architecture and Anxiety in Modern Culture (1999).