Accompanies a major exhibition at the Royal Academy, London, September 21 to December 10, 2024. Sir Michael Craig-Martin (b. 1941) is an important figure in British conceptual art. This is a catalogue of the largest exhibition of his work ever mounted in the UK.

President’s foreword 6 Lead supporter’s preface 8 Acknowledgements 11 Substitute: An introduction to the art of 12 Michael Craig-Martin Michael Bracewell A challenging and defiant metamorphosis 24 Richard Cork The language of images: Michael Craig-Martin in conversation with Carolina Grau, with contributions by distinguished guests 28 Catalogue plates 40 with section introductions by Axel Rüger 1 Early sculptural and conceptual works 40 2 Neon works and Painting and Picturing 60 3 Wall drawings, wall sculptures 68 4 Early paintings on canvas 88 5 Word paintings 102 6 Paintings of single objects 114 7 Reinterpretations of Old Master paintings, 126 Art and Design 8 Later paintings 138 9 Wall installations 154 10 Digital works 158 11 Later sculpture 166 Chronology 172 Sylvie Broussine Endnotes 182 Further reading 184 Photographic acknowledgements 186 Lenders to the exhibition 186 Index 187