'Vitamin D2 is an international, up-to-the-minute survey of contemporary drawing. The sequel to Phaidon's "Vitamin D", it features 115 artists nominated by highly respected critics and curators from around the world. 

Now more than ever, the drawn line is crucial element in artistic practice, and the artists featured in this volume are all engaging with and pushing the boundaries of the medium. Their work is showcased here in over 500 images and examined in incisive texts by international critics, art historians, curators and writers. An insightful introductory essay by Christian Rattemeyer, Associate Curator of Drawings at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, provides a broad overview of recent developments in drawing. 

Both a reference book for the art world and an accessible introduction for newcomers to the scene, "Vitamin D2" provides and indispensable guide to the medium and its future.' - Excerpt from the book cover. 

With a list of nominators and artist biographies. Only the artists with Asian backgrounds are listed below.