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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?

By: Will Gompertz
Narrated by: 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 Cézanne 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? 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.

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Will Gompertz is the best teacher you never had
He is a natural communicator whose passion for art is expressed with wit and verve
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Its a great example of an audio text that is well read, intelligent with a good central voice that is keen to teach the history of modern art to all without being too light and poppy or too wordy and heavy. perfect balance. I'll be listening to this again.

Its a great listen. Intelligent and engaging.

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this book is excellent. So informative while also being gripping. It is also well narrated

excellent

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I have dabbled in visiting modern art for the last decade or so just because i like the way it seems to communicate ideas without words....I found this book gives it’s a framework and context, so the enjoy it more. Loved it

What a great journey

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It's like a favourite documentary series. It's best if you can look up the pictures on your phone but it's not necessary.

I'd listen to this again.

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super interesting, reads like a novel, makes not only the art accessible, but the lives of the artists as well. would highly recommend.

brilliant

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