Focusing on 56 selected works from the 1970s to today, Pushing Paper examines why drawing has endured as a method of making art, and explores the vital and fundamental nature of drawing through themes such as systems and process, identity, place and space, time and memory, and power and protest. These broad themes allow for original connections to be made between images, which will inspire all practitioners of drawing. Supported by the Bridget Riley Art Foundation, the book showcases work by major contemporary artists from around the world, including Louise Bourgeois, Judy Chicago, Richard Deacon, Tacita Dean, Peter Doig, Tracey Emin, Richard Hamilton, , David Hockney, Anish Kapoor, Anselm Kiefer, Minjung Kim, Sol LeWitt, David Nash, Eduardo Paolozzi, Cornelia Parker, Grayson Perry, Gerhard Richter, Bridget Riley, and Rachel Whiteread, as well as exciting works by lesser-known artists. Aimed at admirers of drawing, and artists and students alike, Pushing Paper provides an arresting analysis of the status of drawing in the world of contemporary art.