THE SHORT STORY OF MODERN ART A perfect guide for art

A perfect guide for art lovers ready to dive deeper

and featuring historic and living artists – both those celebrated internationally and names less-known outside their native countries – this book has been created in close collaboration with an expert panel of 68 advisors and writers

and packed with ideas that remind us why art continues to evolve and inspire

giving readers a thorough understanding and broad enjoyment of modern art

THE SHORT STORY OF MODERN ART A perfect guide for artA Pocket Guide to Key Movements, Works, Themes and Techniques The Short Story of Modern Art is a must read introduction to modern art from the best selling author Susie Hodge. This fascinating pocket guide to art explains the how, why and when of modern art who introduced certain techniques or genres, and why these matter. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key works from the realist painting of Courbet to a contemporary installation by Yayoi