Why Your Five-Year-Old Could Not Have Done That
Book description
Come on, you know you've thought it-while viewing a "masterpiece" of abstract art, you mutter, "A kid could do that." Here Susie Hodge, author of How to Survive Modern Art, explains why the best examples of modern art are actually the result of sophisticated thought and serious talent. From Marcel…
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1 author picked Why Your Five-Year-Old Could Not Have Done That as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Before you judge contemporary art, it’s only fair that you try to understand it.
As such, Susie Hodges’ book does a valuable service, collecting together one hundred of the most important, influential, and controversial artworks from the last century or so. This ranges from Picasso to Damien Hirst, from Andy Warhol’s silkscreen prints of tins of tomato soup to Tracy Emin’s unmade bed.
Each entry gives some background to the work, some critical analysis, and attempts to justify why, although your five-year-old might indeed leave their bed unmade, they could not have done so in a way that explores the…
From Gareth's list on understanding the crazy world of contemporary art.
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