The radical metamorphosis of everyday objects has emerged as an increasingly prominent theme in contemporary art, demonstrating that the legacy of the Surrealist object has only gained in significance. This volume looks at "transformed objects" by John Bock, Jurgen Drescher, Rachel Harrison, Alicja Kwade, Thomas Rentmeister and Margret Wibmer.

Romanian-born, Amsterdam-based artist Veron Urdarianu (born 1951) paints pale, melancholy landscapes, with silhouettes of houses and figures hovering vulnerably on an indeterminate or unstable pictorial plane. This volume offers a concise survey of his works.

The "Deskxistence" project saw German artist Ottjorg A. C. (born 1958) traveling to Jerusalem, Ramallah, New York, Sao Paulo and various cities in China. In all of these places, he visited schools where he created large-scale colored prints on paper of the pupils' desks. A gravure printing process highlights the scribbles, carvings, inscriptions, pictorial representations and abrasions.

From afar, Jeongmoon Choi's brightly colored wool threads resemble laser beams rendering the contours of a room. Bathed in "black light" (UV light), these works, which, when installed, often extend along the bannisters or windows of exhibition spaces, combine the effects of advanced technology with the humblest of materials. This volume reproduces works from the past five years.