Straddling the line between comedy and tragedy, the grotesque and the beautiful, the rich pictorial inventions of George Condo have made him one of the most inventive painters of his generation and one whose work has become increasingly influential. Published to coincide with a major exhibition in the USA and Europe, this book surveys Condo's career, focusing on his portrait paintings but also including a selection of sculptural busts made in precious substances such as gold and bronze. It will be organised thematically, exploring the artist's relationship to art history, as well as the shifting responses in his work to popular culture and contemporary society. Publication is due in February 2011. Co-inciding exhibitions are showing at: New Museum, New York (January - May 2011); Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (June - September 2011); Hayward Gallery, London (October 2011 - January 2012); Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt (February - May 2012). A set of George Condo: Mental States playing cards is also available at 12.50, ISBN 978-1-85332-296-9, Hayward Publishing.