Modern Art

The first time she made a pizza from scratch, art historian Nancy Heller made the observation that led her to write this entertaining guide to contemporary art. Comparing modern art not only to pizzas but also to traditional and children's art, Heller shows us how we can refine analytical tools we already possess to understand and enjoy even the most unfamiliar paintings and sculptures.

Enjoy a visit to MoMA and see masterworks from the museum's collection of modern and contemporary art. What do the superstars of modern art—van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Pollock, and Warhol—have in common with the Vincent Black Shadow motorcycle and an Apple iPod? All share the stage at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Here the two big questions are: What makes it modern AND what makes it art? MoMA's scholars, along with David Rockefeller (son of MoMA founder Abby Rockefeller), prove that the modern art of any age is not the newest; it's the next.