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What Are You Looking At?

150 Years of Modern Art in the Blink of an Eye

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What Are You Looking At?

Auteur(s): Will Gompertz
Narrateur(s): Roy McMillan
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of What Are You Looking At? by Will Gompertz, read by Roy McMilllan. 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 zanne is better); Pollock is no drip; Dali painted with his moustache; a urinal changed the course of art; and why your 5-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.

©2014 Will Gompertz (P)2014 Penguin Audio Art Histoire et critique de l'art Divertissement Spirituel Redevances
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I have been listening to art history books for some time now, both in-depth on one movement, and broad treatment spanning many movements. This book has topped them all. Former director at the Tate, and BBC’s arts editor before that, Will Gompertz knows his stuff and has put a tremendous amount of content - from Impressionism to today - into an easy to follow listen. I learned about minor movements I’d never heard of, and gained a deeper understanding of others. I was also introduced to several artists new to me, including Eugène Delacroix, Gustave Courbet and Théodore Géricault.
One of my biggest learnings was just how important Marcel Duchamp was, and plan to read more about him.
The only downside was the lack of a PDF accompaniment. I ended up buying the Kindle version as well. If you do this, don’t miss the chart of the movements in relationship to each other - it’s a bit buried at the end, but it’s like gold. I will keep and refer to for years. I also plan to read everything else Gompertz has written.

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