Polish painter and filmmaker Wilhelm Sasnalhas emerged over the last two decades as oneof Europe's preeminent contemporary artists.This major monograph offers a comprehensiveassessment of his practice.Renowned for his powerful portrayals of our collec-tive culture and history, Wilhelm Sasnal draws onfound images from his surroundings, newspapersand magazines, billboards, and the Internet, creatingworks of art that act as an archive to the mass ofsprawling images that flood contemporary life. Hiswork addresses weighty historical themes such asthe Holocaust, or familiar pop-cultural icons, aswell as the people, places, and quotidian objectshe encounters, constituting an artistic documentof postcommunist Poland at a time of sociopolit-ical transformation. With a concise approach tohis subject matter, Sasnal captures stolen momentsin time. His graphic treatment of light and colorsuggests a camera's gaze, imbuing the canvases witha filmic quality.This major volume is completed by a series ofessays addressing significant themes in the artist'swork: alienation, portraiture, the personal versus thepublic, and history as a prism of reflection.