A theoretical book on the idea of 'new' in art is something that is ironically not very new anymore. Written in the early 1990s (like many books on this topic), the theories here have been surpassed but there is still value in some arguments on the idea of how value is applied to new artistic objects, unfortunately using tried-and-tested art examples like Cindy Sherman and Marcel Duchamps. The book does not rely on jargon, but the writing style is difficult at times; I enjoyed the structure and some of the arguments, but got little enjoyment from reading Groys' book. His recent papers on technology-led art are much more enjoyable and extremely interesting. ( )