Wall Works

Wall Works: Site Specific Wall Installations is an art book that documents a distinctive strand of contemporary art in which the wall

itself becomes both medium and site of artistic intervention. The volume showcases a range of wall-based works by leading international artists, each created or conceived specifically for a particular architectural setting. Rather than presenting traditional paintings or framed objects, these works engage directly with surface, structure, and the spatial context of exhibition walls.

The book presents individual interventions by 29 artists, accompanied by detailed installation instructions and texts that reflect on the conceptual impetus behind each project. Through color illustrations and analytical essays, the catalogue explores how these wall works challenge conventional modes of display and reception, transforming architectural surfaces into integral components of the artwork.

The editors emphasize the variety and inventiveness of site-specific wall art, from graphic compositions to sculptural extensions, demonstrating how artists rethink the boundary between object and environment. Wall Works offers insight into a 1990s artistic trend in which art and architecture intersect, foregrounding process, placement, and perception as central to the experience of contemporary art.