An extraordinary collection of over 100 essays which distill and commemorate some of the finest and most memorable art exhibitions of the last three decades. Ranging from early prehistoric art of the Ice Age to the performance art of today, and taking in nearly all the significant art in between, the book is an astonishingly readable and accessible introduction to the work of the world's finest artists.

Richard Dorment was the art critic of London's Daily Telegraph. He wrote almost every week about the most significant art exhibitions throughout the UK, but also in Paris, Amsterdam, New York, and Washington.