Published in association with the first major survey exhibition of Kai Althoff’s work organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Kai Kein Respekt documents the most important aspects of his work over the past fifteen years. Full-color illustrations of Althoff’s drawings, watercolors, collages, paintings, photographs, performances, and installations present a comprehensive overview of his complex and varied oeuvre. Essays by the exhibition curator, Nicholas Baume; MCA Chicago curator Francesco Bonami; leading German cultural critics Diedrich Diederichsen and Olaf Karnik in addition to several texts by the artist provide a thoughtful and detailed account of Althoff’s work and its significance.