Altered Egos was a group exhibition of artists who produce art under assumed names and multiple authorship, or those who choose to explore hidden identities. Rather than simply employing a pseudonym, these artists consciously construct an alter ego or appropriate the life and art of another to create a new body (or bodies) of work that is distinct from their other artistic production. While their reasons for assuming alter egos and their respective modus operandi differ, an important aspect of Altered Egos is how the artists reject the notion of single authorship and signature style, as they redefine, represent, and reconstruct themselves.

This book was published for the Altered Egos exhibition presented at the Santa Monica Museum of Art, July 9 - September 4 1994, curated by Karen Moss and organized by the Santa Monica Museum of Art.