Anyone who has visited a museum or leafed through a book on art will have heard or read bombastic and categorical phrases such as “This is the great masterpiece of the 20th century”, “This artist is a genius” or “That painting changed the world” . This conception of artistic creation -based on the acceptance of a pre-established canon that privileges specific styles and elevates specific firms-, far from favoring learning and making art more accessible, has restricted the pleasure of the general public and has conditioned its taste .
In this book, the art historian Miguel Ángel Cajigal Vera -known as El Barroquista in his informative work- proposes a new way of approaching this discipline and invites us to enjoy art without prejudice and with total freedom.
" Another history of art " is a stimulating essay that opens the doors to the author's private museum, where we will discover fascinating stories and very personal works , such as those by Maurizio Cattelan, Teresa Margolles, Piero Manzoni or Fiona Banner, along with well-known pieces by Guo Xi, Frida Kahlo or Artemisia Gentileschi. And after finishing the reading we will understand why nothing happens if we do not like Las meninas .
Author : Miguel Ángel Cajigal Vera (The Barroquist)
Format: 14 x 21.4 cm
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 240
Spanish Language
