The acclaimed German artist Neo Rauch (b. 1960) is one of the world’s most successful and popular contemporary artists. A leading force of the Leipzig School, the group of artists which emerged from the former East Germany in the early 1990s after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Rauch quickly established himself internationally through his large canvases merging tradition and contemporary life and featuring a cross-over between Surrealism and popular imagery.

Characterised by a bright acidic palette, his ambiguous landscapes are populated by alienated figures, conjuring a mysterious atmosphere of distorted nostalgia and failed Utopia. Covering a range of themes, from the interplay of technology and labout to natural and mythological symbolism, Rauch’s paintings often generate a sense of bewilderment and unease. This definitive, career-spanning monograph sheds new light on his work and career.