What Are You Looking At?

出版者:Viking

作者:Will Gompertz

页数:464

出版时间:2012-9-6

价格:GBP 20.00

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780670920495

具体描述

What Are You Looking At? by Will Gompertz - a wonderfully lively and accessible history of Modern Art by the BBC Arts Editor. "An essential primer not only for art lovers but for art loathers too". (Express). 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 Cezanne is better); Pollock is no drip; Dali painted with his moustache; a urinal changed the course of art, why your 5-year-old really couldn't do it. Refreshing, irreverent and always straightforward, What Are You Looking At? cuts through the pretentious art speak and 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. "Robert Hughes' The Shock of the New redone a la Bill Bryson". (Telegraph). This book is essential reading for sceptics, art lovers, and the millions of us who visit art galleries every year - and are confused. It will also be enjoyed by readers of The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich and is a perfect primer to the subject for the student or beginner. Will Gompertz is the BBC Arts Editor and probably the world's first art history stand-up comedian. He was a Director at the Tate Gallery for 7 years. He has a particular interest in modern art and has written about the arts for The Times and the Guardian for over 20 years. In 2009, he wrote and performed a sell-out one-man comedy show about modern art at the Edinburgh Festival. He was recently voted one of the world's top 50 creative thinkers by New York's Creativity Magazine.

作者简介

威尔·贡培兹 Will Gompertz，1965年生，一个会说“单口相声”的艺术评论家，曾被纽约《创意》杂志评为世界上最有创意的50位思想家之一。贡培兹在泰特美术馆担任媒体主管达七年之久，并在BBC的邀请下，担任新成立的艺术频道的第一位主编。他二十多年来笔耕不辍 ，为《泰晤士报》和《卫报》撰写了很多艺术评论，并担任知名艺术批评网站 culturecritic.co.uk 的总编辑，也是英国众多前沿艺术机构的专业顾问。

读后感

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1.课外书——一本让你读的津津有味的艺术史普及书 如果你和我一样，对现代艺术甚至是对艺术完全不了解，面对各种艺术展看的稀里糊涂不明所以，但又好奇想了解，那么你需要了解怎样去理解和解读一件作品，帮助你体会作品的意义。 这本书能够做到让你整体了解现代艺术的发展过程...

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用户评价

最后一章很犀利，也许是作者最有发言权的地方，前面的章节就是又贬又褒了。艺术就是艺术史，看来也是成立的。

在读

一本相当好的现代艺术史入门书籍。风格幽默，文笔流畅，叙述清晰，除了图片太少以外都非常好。

很长，也需要不停的上网看作品，但觉得很值，学到了不少。尤其是让我在逛三番MOMA的时候不至于全程不知所云。作者对艺术与社会环境的互动有些非常有意思的观点。

...which can just lead you in...btw. I hate Jeff Koons!!! He is NOT an artist. not at all...Plus, still can't appreciate Hamien Hirst, no matter how rich and successful he is. An absurd world...