Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at Tate Modern, London, 13th February-10th May 2020 ; Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, 29th October 2020-28th February 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen, well-known for Academy Award-winning films such as }12 Years A Slave{, produces still image and moving image work that invites a range of critical approaches, with the most notable shots brought together here and explored by a variety of writers. Accompanies an exhibition from February at the Tate Modern. A landmark and vital survey of the work of Steve McQueen, one of the most important artists, film-makers and screenwriters working today. Over the last 25 years Steve McQueen has been hugely influential in expanding the way in which artists work with film. He has also authored some of the most seminal works of moving image designed for gallery-based presentation, as well as four films for cinematic release, Hunger (2008), Shame (2010), 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Widows (2018). This publication brings together the immersive video and film installations he has made since 2000, including large-scale video installationsCaribs' Leap/Western Deep (2002), as well as more recent films such as Ashes (2002-15). Featuring an in-depth interview between Steve McQueen and renowned curator Hamza Walker and essays that provide new insights into his work, this book reveals how McQueen's pioneering approaches to filmmaking have expanded the ways in which artists work with the medium, creating unforgettable and poignant portraits of time and place.