Paperback, colour and black and white illustrations, 48 pages, W105mm x H150mm
The book illustrates 25 carefully selected artworks spanning Turk's
career, from his seminal blue-plaque work, 'Cave', through his many
signature-based artworks, egg sculptures, and waxworks - including
'Pop', one of the truly iconic works of recent British art - to his
more recent bronze casts of sleeping bags and bin bags. Also included
are lesser-known works, some of which are reproduced for the first
time, including documentation of performance and installation works.
The interview with Turk focuses on the ideas behind his
work: the nature of art itself, his use of popular celebrity and
political imagery, and why it is that he makes art at all.
The book also includes a short biography and further
reading list, as well as notes explaining the contexts and layered
art-historical references within each featured work.