What is Contemporary Art?: A Children's Guide - Brossura

Jacky Klein; Suzy Klein

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0500515891 ISBN 13: 9780500515891

Casa editrice: Thames and Hudson, 2012

Riassunto

What is Contemporary Art? is the ideal introduction for children aged eight and over to art made since the 1960s. Featuring artworks from one of the world's leading collections of modern and contemporary art, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, its lively and engaging text introduces the art and ideas to young readers, with background information, fascinating stories and intriguing questions encouraging children to engage directly with the artworks. The full range of contemporary practice is explored, from painting and sculpture to film, photography, performance and installation. Special features include pull-out artists' quotations, ideas and information boxes and `How Did They Do It?' prompts, directing the reader to useful nuggets of information, and asking questions to enable children to explore their own responses to the artworks. A beguiling book for children and parents, as well as the perfect support for school topic work on art history themes, What is Contemporary Art? invites young readers to understand, enjoy and question some of the most dynamic and exciting art of our times.

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Recensione:

A fascinating foray ... a treasure trove for art-loving parents and children to share. --The Bookseller

Lucid and rather jaunty without being flippant ... [the authors'] descriptions and analyses give enough accurate and insightful information for young people to become intrigued ... replete with good-quality illustrations that are well chosen and well informed by the text ... a beautifully presented and accessible book that parents, teachers and older children will find valuable. --The Art Newspaper

The authors ... have set themselves the task of explaining contemporary art to children... Klein and Klein examine the
work of more than 60 artists, including Ruscha, Bridget Riley, Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol. --New Statesman

Full of no-nonsense questions. --The Sunday Times

Fun ... there is so much that stimulates the imagination and curiosity that it is hard to stop flicking from one page to another ... packed with intriguing stories and questions that encourage direct engagement with the artwork. --The Glasgow Herald

engaging look at modern art. --Angels & Urchins

There are lots of pictures of art and it is very interesting. --Malachy Ayres (9 years old), Art Quarterly

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• Editore: Thames and Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0500515891
• ISBN 13: 9780500515891
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 64