One can't help admiring a publishing house that names a series on trends in contemporary art after nutrients that are essential for good health. Vitamin V, the first from Phaidon's Vitamin series on modern-day artists, focuses on video artists who use moving images as a form of protest and to foreground questions of identity. This volume with ample photographs showcases the work of more than 100 creators from around the world. Mixed among the famous names--such as South Africa's William Kentridge, whose "versatile practice often centers on themes of apartheid, colonialism, oppression, cultural trauma, and other political-historic processes and legacies"--are lesser-known creators, such as Morocco's Meriem Bennani, who "approaches current global crises with sophisticated formal innovation, embodied intimacy, and laugh-out-loud humor," as in 2 Lizards (2020), in which the animated leads "wander through an abandoned Times Square, discuss potential viral exposures, and express feelings of loneliness in times of quarantine." Struggling to find a gift for someone who celebrates Indigenous, queer, and other historically marginalized populations? Problem solved. -- Michael Magras, freelance book reviewer