Morgan Falconer received his PhD from University College London in 2000 and has been working as a critic in London and New York for over a decade. He has written about art for numerous newspapers and magazines, including The Times, The Economist, Art in America and Frieze. He has also interviewed leading figures in contemporary painting, including many who are featured in this book, such as Peter Doig, Luc Tuymans, Elizabeth Peyton, Neo Rauch and Ellsworth Kelly.