The Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is presenting Markus Lupertz's first retrospective in France. This artist's imagination and creativity have long made him a major figure on the European art scene, whose paintings, sculptures, drawings and poems involve a constant questioning of art and the role of the artist. Comprising some 140 iconic works, this catalogue retraces Lupertz's career from his most recent pieces - including the Arcadia series of 2012 - back to his beginnings in the 1960s.