What Are You Looking At?
The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art
By Will Gompertz | Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
About the book
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 everyone, explaining why an unmade bed or a pickled shark can be art—and why a five-year-old couldn't really do it. Rich with extraordinary tales and anecdotes, What Are You Looking At? entertains as it arms readers with the knowledge to truly understand and enjoy what it is they’re looking at.
Editions of What Are You Looking At?
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780525952671
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780142180297
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780241965993
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101561133
Read an Excerpt
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 everyone, explaining why an unmade bed or a pickled shark can be art—and why a five-year-old couldn't really do it. Rich with extraordinary tales and anecdotes, What Are You Looking At? entertains as it arms readers with the knowledge to truly understand and enjoy what it is they’re looking at.
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What is What Are You Looking At? about?
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 everyone, explaining why an unmade bed or a pickled shark can be art—and why a five-year-old couldn't really do it. Rich with extraordinary tales and anecdotes, What Are You Looking At? entertains as it arms readers with the knowledge to truly understand and enjoy what it is they’re looking at.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in What Are You Looking At??
The Arts > The visual, decorative or fine arts: treatments and subjects > History of art
Where can I read a sample of What Are You Looking At??
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780525952671
Who is/are the Author/s of the book What Are You Looking At??
Will Gompertz
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
What Are You Looking At? is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780525952671) and paperback(ISBN 9780142180297) and paperback(ISBN 9780241965993) and ebook(ISBN 9781101561133)
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