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Why a painting is like a pizza: a guide to understanding and enjoying modern art

Why a painting is like a pizza: a guide to understanding and enjoying modern art

Heller, Nancy G

The first time she made a pizza from scratch, art historian Nancy Heller made the observation that led her to write this guide to contemporary art. Comparing modern art to pizzas, she shows how we can refine analytical tools we possess to understand even the most unfamiliar art

Paperback, Hardback, Book. English.
Published Princeton, N.J.; Oxford: Princeton University Press, c2002
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    Statement of responsibility: Nancy G. Heller
    Copyright: 2002
    ISBN: 0691090513, 0691090521, 9780691090511, 9780691090528
    Intended audience: Specialized.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-185) and index.
    Physical Description: 192 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
    Subject: Art Appreciation.; Art, Modern 20th century.; Modern Art

    Contents

    1. PREFACE
    2. INTRODUCTION
    3. 1. EXACTLY WHAT IS "ABSTRACT" ACTS?
    4. 2. WHY IS A PAINTING LIKE A PIZZA?
    5. 3. MAKING AETHETIC DECISIONS IN ART AND IN DAILY LIFE
    6. 4. PAINTINGS THAT PEOPLE LOVE TO HATE
    7. 5. BENDING--AND BREAKING--THE RULES
    8. 6. NEW MATERIALS, NEW RULES
    9. 7. ART INVADES LIFE, AND VICE VERSA
    10. 8. THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF (SOME) ABSRTACT ART
    11. 9. COMMONSENSE ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS MOST OFTEN ASKED ABOUT MODERN ART
    12. NOTES
    13. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    14. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
    15. INDEX