| Why Your Five-Year-Old Could Not Have Done That: Modern Art Explained Contributor(s): Hodge, Susie (Author) |
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ISBN: 3791347357 ISBN-13: 9783791347356 Publisher: Prestel Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) - Art | Criticism & Theory |
| Dewey: 709.04 |
| LCCN: 2012940064 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.6" W x 7.8" (1.10 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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 Duchamp's notorious Fountain and the scribbles of Cy Twombly to Mark Rothko's multiforms and Carl Andre's uncarved blocks, Hodge addresses critical outrage with a revealing insight into the technical skill, layering of ideas, and sheer inspiration behind each work. In cleverly organized chapters such as Objects/ Toys, Provocations/Tantrums, and People/Monsters, Hodges thoughtfully and definitively lays bare the perception that modern art is mere child's play. |
