Among Heroes looks at the use of quotation and reference in the work of contemporary artists such as Claudia Angelmaier, Hanna Brandes, Jan Dörre, Elmgreen & Dragset, Sabine Gross, Carina Linge, Jonathan Monk, Benjamin Moravec, Klaus Mosettig, Daniel Richter, Norbert Schwontkowski, Stefan Stössel, Veron Urdarianu, Gabriel Vormstein, Mark Wallinger and Martin Wöhrl.