The book contains articles by Boris Groys about the work of Ilya Kabakov, written between 1980 and 2008. During this time, Kabakov moved from albums and other early conceptualist works to the creation of total installations and then to a new interpretation of the world history of painting. In his articles, Groys describes and analyzes the evolution of the artist’s work at all its previous stages. Thus, his essays create a portrait of one of the most influential artists in world art of recent decades.