How to talk to children about modern art

This is a children´s art book for grown-ups. In everyday language it shows how to explain to children what to look for and how to enjoy works from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. How to Talk to Children about Modern Art examines 30 fascinating works by modern and contemporary artists, from Gustav Klimt´s Kiss of 1907 to Tim Noble and Sue Webster´s British Wildlife of 2000, in galleries around the world. The book gives examples of the kinds of observations and questions a child might ask about the works, and provides straightforward answers. ´The sculptor forgot to give her ears!´ ´That can´t have taken long to make!´ ´Why wrap up a building?´ ´Why make a painting look like an old wall?´ The book demystifies art appreciation and reveals that the simplest questions can be among the most pertinent. There is plenty that will stimulate children´s interest in art and enlighten grown-ups too.