Rachel Whiteread EMBANKMENT

Sculptor Rachel Whiteread is internationally renowned for the projects she has created for public spaces, including House in the East End of London, Holocaust Memorial in Judenplatz, Vienna, and Water Tower in New York. Conceived in close collaboration with the artist, this book lends an intriguing insight into the creative process involved in realising what is arguably Whiteread's most dramatic intervention yet, in the vast Turbine Hall at Tate Modern, from conception through to completion. As well as providing stunning photography of the final towering construction of Embankment, this fascinating publication reveals Whiteread's rich sources of reference, alongside an essay by Catherine Wood and a new interview with the artist by Gordon Burn. Book jacket.