In this illuminating collection of new interviews some of the most important women artists practising in Britain today talk about their work their influences and their relationships sometimes ambivalent with the art historical canon Enlightening and frequently entertaining the interviews with artists spanning different generations and working in media as diverse as performance art painting sculpture video and installation give fascinating first hand insights into both the artists lives and the creative process Fortnum speaks to Tacita Dean Tanya Kovats Christine Borland Jane Harris Vanessa Jackson Tracey Emin Maria Lalic Hayley Newman Sonia Boyce Emma Kay Gillian Ayres Lucy Gunning Claire Barclay Maria Chevska Anya Gallacio Jemima Stehli Runa Islam and Paula Rego