144 seiten mit zahlr. farbabb. englisch. 4to. (quartformat). farb. illustr. opappbd./ hardcover. catalogue of the exhibition at dallas museum of art, 2003 and at tate modern, london, 2004 ed.by john r. lane and charles wylie, 'history of everything showcases polke’s work over the last six years. the exhibition was initiated by the dallas museum of art, and organised in close collaboration with the artist. polke made several new works in response to the original dallas venue, such as paintings of shooting arcades and gun sellers which refer to the renowned gun culture of the american west. other works make references to the role of america in global politics, perhaps reflecting that the current leader of the world’s dominant superpower, george bush, is himself from texas. notions of perception and the authenticity of images, and the boundaries between abstraction and figuration are also explored throughout the exhibition.'(tate.org). sehr gutes exemplar/ mint copy.