The author, Markus Kramer, is a collector and specialist on the photographic work of Thomas Ruff and his artistic circle.
John Baldessari (b.1931) attended San Diego State University and did post-graduate work at Otis Art Institute, Chouinard Art Institute and the University of California at Berkeley. He taught at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA from 1970 - 1988 and the University of California at Los Angeles from 1996 - 2007.
Marcel Broodthaers (1924 – 1976) was a Belgian poet, filmmaker and artist with a highly literate and often witty approach to creating art works.
Alice Channer (b. 1977) is a British sculptor based in London. Known for her sculptures and mixed media works that explore our relationship to objects, Channer uses materials ranging from metal and concrete to textiles and paper. Channer's work has been shown internationally.
Jan Dibbets (b. 1941) is an Amsterdam-based Dutch conceptual artist. His work is influenced by mathematics and works mainly with photography.
Over the past decade, New York-based artist Wade Guyton (b. 1972) has pioneered a groundbreaking body of work that explores our changing relationships to images and artworks through the use of common digital technologies, such as the desktop computer, scanner, and inkjet printer.
Spiros Hadjidjanos is a Greek artist based in Berlin, Germany.
Thomas Ruff (b. 1958) is an internationally renowned German photographer who lives and works in Dusseldorf. Ruff has exhibited widely, e.g. Documenta 9, the Venice Biennale (1995 and 2005).
Seth Price (b. 1973) is a New York-based conceptual artist known for investigating the field of contemporary art distribution and media distribution.
Kelley Walker (b.1969) is an American artist.He produces work collaboratively with artist Wade Guyton under the moniker Guyton\Walker. Over the past ten years, Walker's work has been shown internationally at galleries and museums.
Christopher Wool (b. 1955) is an American artist. Since the 1980s, Wool's art has incorporated issues surrounding post-conceptual ideas. He lives and works in New York City and Marfa, Texas.
