布里奇特•赖利（Bridget Riley），她那代人中最重要的抽象画家之一，在当代艺术中享有独特的地位。自20世纪60年代首次取得成功以来，她发展并扩大了自己的兴趣范围，创作了大量既具有一致性又极其丰富多彩的作品。这本现在经过全面修订和更新的书介绍了这一非凡成就背后的人才，汇集了过去五十年来最重要的文章和访谈。除了提供一把理解她自己作品的钥匙之外，本书还是一本引人入胜的文件，反映了一位艺术家在21世纪面临的问题。

The book that reveals the mind behind a remarkable career

Bridget Riley, one of the leading abstract painters of her generation, holds a unique position in contemporary art. She has developed and extended the range of her interests ever since her first success in the 1960s, creating a body of work which is both consistent and highly varied. This volume, now fully revised and updated, reveals the mind behind this remarkable aachievement, drawing together the most important texts and interviews of the last fifty years. Riley’s writings show a passionate engagement with her subjects and a great insight paired with a freshness of approach and an exceptional clarity of expression. Quite apart from providing a key to understanding her own work, this book is a fascinating document reflecting the issues and problems facing an artist in the 21st century.