This text provides an introduction to British art, in all its money-sexy glory. It explores key themes in British art practice such as autobiographical art, the

Andrew Graham-Dixon unveils the long-kept secret of Britain's rich and vital visual culture.

Includes paintings and sculpture which have shaped the course of art in the 20th century.

Black artists have been making major contributions to the British art scene for decades, since at least the mid-twentieth century. Sometimes these artists were