A compilation of 50 artists’ talks that accompanied exhibitions at the Vienna Secession between 1998 and 2010. The talks take place between artists and well-known critics, art historians, curators and fellow artists, and aim to combine insight into artistic production with practical educational use. Among the contributing artists to this volume are Doug Aitken, Anna Artaker, Julie Ault and Martin Beck, Dave Hullfish Bailey, Daniel Baumann, Herbert Brandl, Roger M. Buergel and Ruth Noack, Angela Bulloch, Merlin Carpenter, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Stan Douglas, Thomas Hirschhorn, Mike Kelley and Paul McCarthy, David lamelas, Sharon Lockhart, Anna Meyer, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Alois Mosbacher, Michel Onfray, Jeroen de Rijke and Willem de Rooij, Eva Schlegel, Roman Signer, Simon Starling, Robert Storr, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Mark Wallinger, Klaus Weber and Christopher Williams. An installation photo of the relevant exhibition accompanies each talk.