Who's afraid of modern art? Focusing on 20 major artworks from around the world and representing a diversity of styles, mediums, and artists, this armchair guide offers context and helpful insight. Looking at works by such artists as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Frida Kahlo, Joseph Beuys, Andy Warhol, Edward Hopper, and Louise Bourgeois, Simon Morley shows how these masterpieces can serve as useful gateways not only for understanding each other, but also for appreciating works by the same artists and the wider world of art in general.