What Are You Looking At? - 150 Years of Modern Art in the Blink of an Eye (Paperback)

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 Cezanne 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.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2016
Authors:	Will Gompertz
Dimensions:	197 x 128 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	435
ISBN-13:	978-0-241-96599-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1800 to 1900 > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-241-96599-3
Barcode:	9780241965993

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Most exciting book ever on Modern Art

Wed, 2 Apr 2025 | Review by: Ilana M.

It's the most exciting book I've ever read on Modern Art. Full of exciting stories about different artists that you would never know if you were interested in the subject. Highly recommended for readers thats not interested in the academic theory, but rather the stories behind the movement.

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