Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook release of WHAT EXACTLY ARE You TAKING A LOOK AT? by Can Gompertz, examine by Roy McMilllan.

What is contemporary art? Why perform we either think it’s great or loathe it? And why is it worthy of so much damn money? Sign up for Will Gompertz on the dazzling tour that will change the way you look at modern art permanently. From Monet’s water lilies to Vehicle Gogh’s sunflowers, from Warhol’s soup cans to Hirst’s pickled shark, hear the stories behind the masterpieces, meet the artists as they really were, and discover the real point of modern art.

Become familiar with: not all conceptual artwork is normally bollocks; Picasso is ruler (but Cézanne is way better); Pollock is normally no drip; Dali painted along with his moustache; a urinal changed the span of art, why your 5-year-old actually couldn’t get it done. Refreshing, irreverent and usually straightforward, WHAT EXACTLY ARE You Looking At? asks all of the fundamental queries that you were too scared to ask. The next gallery trip is going to be a little much less intimidating and a lot more interesting.