Thomson & Craighead - Minigraph 7 - Michael Archer, Julian Stallabrass

Jon Thomson and Alison Craighead’s extraordinarily varied, almost unclassifiable artworks combine conceptual flair with sophisticated technical innovation. Encompassing works for the web alongside a host of other new media interventions, this book, the first monographic survey of the artists’ work, highlights a number of impressive installation and internet-based pieces which use digital technology to echo the art-historical tradition of the ready-made.‘Minigraphs’ is a series of publications developed by Film and Video Umbrella devoted to contemporary artists working with film and video. Fully illustrated, and with specially commissioned essays and an extensive lists of works, this series provides an attractive and indispensable introduction to some of Britain’s most exciting contemporary artists.