"To express yourself in art is horrible," German artist Jonathan Meese (born 1970) once said. In this volume, he proves his point with a body of work that consists exclusively of self-portraits ranging from graffitied photos to collages, and paintings both realistic and abstracted, until their subje[...]

Over the past 20 years, German painter, sculptor, performance and installation artist Jonathan Meese (born 1970) has explored themes of ancient myths, heroic epics and history (particularly that of Germany). This catalogue is the most comprehensive retrospective of his provocative work.[...]