RICHARD FLOOD

The simplicity of collage, together with its strong graphic presence, lent the medium a sense of revolutionary possibility when it was first adopted by avant-garde artists almost 100 years ago. During the twentieth century collage gradually became identified with such artistic practices as Cubism, Dada and Surrealism, and today it has gained new momentum as an energetic art form with a strong political dimension. This stunning book explores the role of collage in contemporary visual culture. Featuring the work of both established talents and a new generation of artists, it examines how collage is used to confront and comment on a world that is dominated by the mass media and obsessed with conspicuous consumerism.

Unmonumental features recent work by thirty contemporary sculptors, all selected by one of contemporary art's most accomplished curatorial teams.Forerunners in a major new artistic development, the sculptures in Unmonumental are timely metaphors assembled from bits of the world at large.Generously illustrated with large full-colour photographs, most of the artworks in Unmonumental have never before been published.Includes essays, artist biographies and a lexicon of contemporary sculptural terms.