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Modern Art Explorer

Modern Art Explorer: Discover the stories behind artworks by Matisse, Kahlo and more...
By Alice Harman
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Modern Art Explorer takes children on an exciting undercover journey into the world of modern art through thirty famous pieces from the Centre Pompidou in Paris. This lively introduction reveals how artworks are not distant monuments but vibrant creations shaped by ideas, human stories, and historical events. Vividly illustrated by Serge Bloch, the book brings to life the fascinating stories behind each artwork, making modern art accessible and thrilling for young readers.
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This book is ideal for children interested in art and curious about the stories behind famous modern artworks. It suits young readers eager to explore museums and discover the human elements behind creative masterpieces.

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Featuring a diverse range of artists, Modern Art Explorer takes young readers on an undercover adventure to discover the stories behind famous modern artworks.

Featuring a diverse range of artists, Modern Art Explorer takes young readers on an undercover adventure to discover the stories behind famous modern artworks

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Modern Art Explorer is a witty and brilliantly illustrated introduction to modern art for children. It takes readers undercover to discover the stories behind thirty famous artworks from the Centre Pompidou's collection in Paris. By going behind the scenes and turning each artwork inside out, young readers will see that artworks aren't remote monuments but real things, shaped into being by ideas, inspirations, human lives, world events, and the materials artists use.

Children will be entertained and intrigued by a variety of engagingly specific details and buoyed by their ability to understand what these works of art are all about. Award-winning illustrator Serge Bloch's cheeky, comic, and energetic illustrations serve to illuminate the information and ideas in each artwork.

The thirty featured artworks themselves represent the work of a diverse range of modern and contemporary artists from one of the world's most celebrated modern art museums. Modern art has never seemed so exciting!

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Fun and engaging according to @mssburns, and described by the Wall Street Journal as a chatty and irreverent tour of the Centre Pompidou, Paris, this book blends humour and insight effectively.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500652206

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 September 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: 30 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Serge Bloch
  • Illustrated by Serge Bloch

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 680g

Pages: 96

Collections

Alice Harman Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational

About the Author

Alice Harman has written over twenty books for children. She developed the award-winning book about art, Why is art full of naked people?. Serge Bloch is a multiple-award-winning illustrator. Thames & Hudson published his book The Big Adventure of the Little Line in 2015.

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