Collection of Piras's photographs of well-known modern and contemporary artists. Foreword by David A. Ross and introduction by Paul Brach. Artists photographed include Joe Andoe, Ross Bleckner, Louise Bourgeois, Paul Brach, Sophie Calle, John Chamberlain, Sandro Chia, Christo, Chuck Close, Enzo Cucchi, David Diao, Jim Dine, Lydia Dona, Dan Flavin, Allen Ginsberg, Leon Golub, David Hockney, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Joseph Kosuth, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Longo, Robert Mapplethorpe, Brice Marden, Dennis Oppenheim, Robert Rauschenberg, Milton Resnick, James Rosenquist, Miriam Schapiro, Julian Schnabel, George Segal, Richard Serra, Joel Shapiro, Kiki Smith, Ray Smith, Pat Steir, Donald Sultan, Phillip Taaffe, Andy Warhol, Lawrence Weiner, Terry Winters, Eric Fischl, Gilbert & George, Jeff Koons, Larry Rivers, Dorothea Rockburne, and Andres Serrano. Incribed in ink on title page : "A Gianfranco [Mantegna] / con simpatie / Sebastiano Piras '97."