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What Are You Looking At?

byWill Gompertz

Genres: Art Art Techniques

Who is this book for? Art enthusiasts, students of art history, and general readers interested in modern art.

Topics IdentityArt and Culture

MoodLight-hearted, Hopeful

HumorOccasional Humor

What is modern art? Why do we either love it or loathe it? And why is it worth so much damn money? Join Will Gompertz on a dazzling tour that will change the way you look at modern art forever. From Monet's water lilies to Van Gogh's sunflowers, from Warhol's soup cans to Hirst's pickled shark, hear the stories behind the masterpieces, meet the artists as they really were, and discover the real point of modern art. You will learn: not all conceptual art is bollocks; Picasso is king (but Cézanne is better); Pollock is no drip; Dali painted with his moustache; a urinal changed the course of art, why your five year-old really couldn't do it. Refreshing, irreverent and always straightforward, What Are You Looking At? asks all the basic questions that you were too afraid to ask. Your next gallery trip is going to be a little less intimidating and a lot more interesting.

Language

Published on

04/07/2016

Pages

464

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780241965993

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