This book accompanies a major retrospective exhibition. Featuring Wall's best-known works, the large-scale carefullly staged scenes presented as illuminated light-boxes, as well as black-and-white photographs, the book includes an essay by Sheena Wagstaff. In it she examines the impact of art history and cinema on Wall's practice, revealing how he combines documentary techniques with meticulous staging and digital collage to realise his vision.