A HUGE book filled with aesthetically pleasing artists that I tend to overlook. In here you'll the the freshest and most interesting painting, caricature, digital art, graffiti and graphic illustration of recent years from artists who have difficulty being exhibited in fine art establishments. If only there were more democratic and eclectic galleries in the world ran by people who were willing to show visual artists alongside multi-media or conceptual ones. Contains some of my favorites like Ray Caesar and Daniel Richter.
Art & Ideas series: Conceptual Art
Well written and digestible book on what can easily turn into a very dry subject in the wrong hands. Filled with quotes artists, critics and even contextualized lyrics the author feels relates to the feelings and philosophy during concept arts heyday in 1970's. Can you envision Phaidon ever getting it wrong?
I've also been reading Vitamin 3D also published by Phaidon a lot more thoroughly and its turning up some interesting and overlooked artists, expect some future articles here to be about them. I also returned the Victor Alimpiev exhibition in the IKON Gallery, Birmingham. This time I actually remembered to go into the tower room and watch his uncharacteristically short video piece Is It Yours?. In it a young lady appears to be manipulated puppet like via the camera operators hand from a height. Its one of his more disconcerting and disturbing works for the girl crashes to the floor whenever the hand slackens the invisible connection between them, and she rise limply like a marionette when the hand tenses. I did buy a book called Russian Art in Translation which has some interesting images and articles within, but seems a bit thrown together and half-arsed to be brutally honest.
So never fear Fallen Over lurkers 
The blogs not dead, it just went on a small rambling trip retracing Robert Long's walking pieces. Thats bound to impress some of the more land art types that might visit the site. Cheers!
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