• The most comprehensive reference book on the exhibitions that have changed contemporary art history
• Assembles for the first time a wealth of rare documentary material and ephemera, including installation photographs, reviews and other contemporary publications
• The only book that charts the 25 most groundbreaking exhibitions in such detail and scope. With an introductory essay and chapter introductions by Bruce Altshuler
• The companion volume to Phaidon’s 2008 Salon to Biennial – Exhibitions that Made Art History: 1863–1959, winner of the Bannister Fletcher Award for best new book on art or architecture
• An exceptional sourcebook for anyone interested in the history of contemporary art, exhibition design and curatorial practice