BOOK FORMAT Paperback, 5 x 6.75 in. / 216 pgs / 39 color.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 4/30/2013 Out of stock indefinitely
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: SPRING 2013 p. 162
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9783775735278TRADE List Price: $30.00 CAD $40.00
AVAILABILITY Not available
TERRITORY NA LA
What does an artist do when he or she doesn’t like a work? Why is the "Mona Lisa" so famous? Is graffiti art? Are forgeries art? Why are most artists men? And why do so many artists become famous only after their death?
Text by Stefanie Bringezu, Daniel Kramer, Janine Schmutz.
What would life be like without art? This is hardly a rhetorical question: for at least as long as art criticism has existed, there has been a great deal of philosophizing and speculation on the topic. What Is Art? allows young readers and interested adults to quickly immerse themselves in the world of art. Young people have formulated 27 basic questions about art, which are by turns earnest, bemused, amusing and profound: how did art begin? At what point does something become art? What does an artist do when he or she doesn’t like a work? Why is the “Mona Lisa” so famous? Is graffiti art? Are forgeries art? Why are most artists men? And why do so many artists become famous only after their death? The easy-to-follow question-and-answer format invites the reader to dip into or browse the book at whim, finding out about historical developments and significant concepts, or gaining specific knowledge about artists, museums and works of art, in the process. Experts from the Beyeler Foundation provide accessible, anecdotal replies to each of the questions posed, which are accompanied by color photographs of young people at museums by Andri Pol.
PRAISE AND REVIEWS
The Art Newspaper
Andras Szanto
This well-designed compendium will take the fear out of art for kids of all ages.
FORMAT: Pbk, 5 x 6.75 in. / 216 pgs / 39 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $30.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $40 ISBN: 9783775735278 PUBLISHER: Hatje Cantz AVAILABLE: 4/30/2013 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA
Published by Hatje Cantz. Text by Stefanie Bringezu, Daniel Kramer, Janine Schmutz.
What would life be like without art? This is hardly a rhetorical question: for at least as long as art criticism has existed, there has been a great deal of philosophizing and speculation on the topic. What Is Art? allows young readers and interested adults to quickly immerse themselves in the world of art. Young people have formulated 27 basic questions about art, which are by turns earnest, bemused, amusing and profound: how did art begin? At what point does something become art? What does an artist do when he or she doesn’t like a work? Why is the “Mona Lisa” so famous? Is graffiti art? Are forgeries art? Why are most artists men? And why do so many artists become famous only after their death? The easy-to-follow question-and-answer format invites the reader to dip into or browse the book at whim, finding out about historical developments and significant concepts, or gaining specific knowledge about artists, museums and works of art, in the process. Experts from the Beyeler Foundation provide accessible, anecdotal replies to each of the questions posed, which are accompanied by color photographs of young people at museums by Andri Pol.
