"There are whiffs of Gatsby and Trainspotting with a gloriously bitter aftertaste." - Ian Sansom, Times Literary Supplement

"Bouncers, villains, derelicts, millionaires and strippers people a tale of monstrous vitality, which nevertheless maintains a passionate faith in the transformative quality of art." - Suzi Feay, Financial Times

"A gloriously vivid debut. This thrilling novel about the ascent of Young British Artists thrums with a boisterous authenticity." - Nick Duerden, i newspaper

"Where a lesser talent would skewer the Hoxton scene, Peter Carty crucifies it." - Stewart Home, conceptual artist and cult novelist

"Art is all about a creative moment in inner London which has assumed mythic status, A brilliant novel about high art and low life in Hoxton" - Nick Barlay, author of four novels including Hooky Gear and Curvy Lovebox

‘Art perfectly captures the car-crash nature of the 90s YBA scene. You just can’t look away as the black comedy unfolds.’ - Tom McCarthy, novelist short-listed twice for Booker Prize