Sphinx Contemplating Napoleon

Anchored in artistic practice this vibrant collection of essays and writings spans a period from 1992-2017 and the work of leading artists such as Adel Abdessemed Richard Avedon Sonia Boyce Frank Bowling Omer Fast Mona Hatoum Susan Hiller Alfredo Jaar Glenn Ligon and Shen Yuan. A key figure in British and international art <b></b>Gilane Tawadros draws difference to the surface recuperating it as a potentially radical frame through which to understand contemporary art and the everyday world. Playing with forms of writing from critical analyses to fictional narratives the book functions as a practice-based meditation on how to write about contemporary art.