Gafas para entender el arte moderno

Before, it was not necessary to understand anything to have an aesthetic experience when contemplating a work of art, but today this is not the case: from Andy Warhol's Brillo boxes to Damien Hirst's shark in formalin, many are exhibited in today's art world. strange, even shocking things. It is understandable that viewers often wonder: isn't this a joke? Why is current art like this, why is it not understood? Antonio Puerta narrates with clarity and insight the turn of art in the 20th century through 43 iconic works, simultaneously dialoguing with the social, scientific, religious or cultural ideas that accompany them. Glasses to understand modern art opens, with an informative and entertaining style, to both the lover and the detractor of the so-called "art after art", to show the context, notice the creative impulse of each artist and unravel the meaning of the works of he. Because it is one thing to learn to look at current art and another to understand it, the glasses that Puerta proposes are not to correct our vision, but to enhance it. After reading this book, going to the museum or gallery can become a completely different and, above all, more rewarding experience.