Over the past 30 years Victor Burgin's work has established him as both a
highly influential artist and a renowned theorist of the still and moving
image. After 13 years in the United States, Burgin recently returned to live
and work in Britain. Burgin came to prominence as an originator of conceptual
art, and was nominated for the Turner Prize shortly before his departure for
the USA. This book offers a critical overview of a body of work that combines
conceptual rigour with poetic elegance, and remains an essential reference for
succeeding generations of artists.