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Why Your Five-Year-Old Could Not Have Done That by Susie Hodge

Why Your Five-Year-Old Could Not Have Done That

From Slashed Canvas to Unmade Bed, Modern Art Explained

By Susie Hodge

By Susie Hodge

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Category: Art

Paperback $17.95

Sep 25, 2012 | 224 Pages

Why Your Five-Year-Old Could Not Have Done That by Susie Hodge
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Sep 25, 2012 | 224 Pages

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About Why Your Five-Year-Old Could Not Have Done That

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.

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Product Details

Category: Art

Paperback | $17.95
Published by Prestel
Sep 25, 2012 | 224 Pages | 7-3/4 x 5-3/4 | ISBN 9783791347356

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“An indispensable, well-organized guide that employs impartial examination of modern works of art.” —School Arts Magazine

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