イギリス人彫刻家、トニー・クラッグ（Tony Cragg）の作品集。物質主義（Materialism）のアーティストである作者は、検査技師としての経験から派生したその科学的好奇心が制作に影響を与えてきた。初期の彫刻作品では日常的に使用されているものを利用し、それらを組み立て重ねることで新たな彫刻作品のフォルムを生み出していた。近年は、木やブロンズ、ガラス、石膏、ファイバーグラス、プラスチックなど、より従来的な素材に目を向け、驚くほど多様な作品を制作している。本書は過去10年間の作品に焦点を当て、初期の作品やあまり知られていない水彩画も収録。近年の活動と作品とともに収録され、そのキャリアを包括的に紹介する回顧的な1冊といえる。

The British artist Tony Cragg (b. 1949), winner of the 1988 Turner Prize, is one of today's most celebrated and popular sculptors. Before studying art, he worked as a laboratory technician, and his continuing interest in science has had an enormous influence on his practice. In his early sculptural works, he often utilized everyday objects, assembling or stacking them to generate engaging new forms. In recent years, he has turned to an astonishing variety of more traditional materials, such as wood, bronze, glass, plaster, fiberglass, and plastics. As a self-proclaimed "absolute materialist," Cragg approaches these materials with a degree of scientific curiosity, responding to their various properties to produce his expressive sculptures.

This retrospective survey, made in consultation with the artist, focuses on Cragg's artistic output of the last ten years. Color illustrations demonstrate the diverse styles and materials that he employed during this time, and the book also includes earlier works and his alluring, little-known watercolors. This eye-opening book offers an up-to-date look at this respected contemporary artist.