Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn (2009). Photo: ©Christie's.

Lawrence Weiner, Nau Em I Art Bilong Yumi (1994). Photo: ©Beowulf Sheehan.

Richard Serra, Richard Serra 2013 (2014). Photo: ©Beowulf Sheehan.

Philip Roth, American Pastoral (1997). Photo: ©Christie's.

Shirin Neshat, Untitled (2013). Photo: ©Beowulf Sheehan.

Julie Mehretu, Grey Area (2011). Photo: ©Christie's.

Kiki Smith, Her Memory (2009). Photo: ©Beowulf Sheehan.

Robert Gober, Robert Gober: Sculpture and Drawing (1999). Photo: ©Beowulf Sheehan.

Michael Cunningham, The Hours (1998). Photo: ©Christie's.

Marina Abramović, Dream Book (2012). Photo: ©Christie's.