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

by Will Gompertz

Book Overview

For skeptics, art lovers, and the millions of us who visit art galleries every year--and are confused-- What Are You Looking At? by former director of London's Tate Gallery Will Gompertz is a wonderfully lively, accessible narrative history of Modern Art, from Impressionism to the present day. What is modern art? Who started it? Why do we either love it or loathe it? And why is it such big money? Join BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz on a dazzling tour...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525952675
• ISBN13: 9780525952671
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• 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.