What Are You Looking At?: The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art

by Will Gompertz

Book Overview

The perfect gift for the art lover in your life. In the tradition of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Will Gompertz teaches art history with a sense of humor

Every year, millions of museum and gallery visitors ponder the modern art on display and secretly ask themselves, "Is this art?" A former director at London's Tate Gallery and now the BBC arts editor, Will Gompertz made it his mission to bring modern art's exciting history alive for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142180297
• ISBN13: 9780142180297
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

An entertaining and insightful look into Modern Art

I started this book as an E-loan from my local library, but quickly decided this book had to live on my bookshelf. This is an excellent introduction for anyone interested in (and slightly confused by) Modern Art.