The last five years has been a period of explosive activity in the
American art scene. This definitive survey of its most exciting and
ebullient contemporary artists was shown at London's Barbican Art
Gallery. Respected British curator Mark Sladen explored both East and
West Coasts to select new work by emergent and cult figures, from Keith
Edimier's silicone cast of himself in his mother's womb to Amy Adler's
portraits of teen icons, Sarah Sze's sprawling installations to Paul
Pfeiffer's intricate laser-fused powder sculptures.