Marx Collection: 40 Works presents selected works from the Marx Collection, making it the first publication on the collection that focuses on individual works. The selection ranges from the early 1960s to the present, encompassing one of the most exciting periods in art history. An illustrated chronicle provides background information on the historical context of the Marx Collection and its exhibition a the Nationalgalerie Berlin.

The artists includ Matthew Barney, Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys, Ross Bleckner, Francesco Clemente, Martin Disler, Rainer Fetting, Dan Flavin, Günther Förg, Peter Halley, Keith Haring, Candida Höfer, Donald Judd, Anish Kapoor, William Kentridge, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Long, Gerhard Merz, Robert Rauschenberg, Ugo Rondinone, Thomas Ruff, Julian Schnabel, Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, and Rachel Whiteread.