How did a urinal become art? And a can of tomato soup, a tent, a pickled shark... How do you get at one of the world’s most powerful governments by smashing an old vase? How did what seemed like a prank at the New York Armory Show of 1917 explode to become today's global multi-billion dollar art world? This graphic novel answers these questions by following the lives of seminal contemporary artists and the stories behind their groundbreaking works.

Chapters follow a series of chain reactions as artists meet or inspire each other across the generations and decades. Over a period of 100 years everything changes – and yet the cry of ‘It’s not art!’ never goes away. No matter how long people have had to get used to it, contemporary art continues to upset expectations and disrupt conventions – and inspire anew.

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A graphic novel by Robert Shore, illustrated by Eva Rossetti

<p>A graphic novel by Robert Shore, illustrated by Eva Rossetti</p>

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Blow Up The Explosion of Contemporary Art

The Kitchen Postcard

Jigsaw Puzzles & Games

Study Door Jigsaw Puzzle

Garden Room Jigsaw Puzzle

Cat Jigsaw Puzzle

Cut Out Curiosities Botanica

Life

The Mystical & Esoteric

The Sticker Treasury of Blooms and Butterflies

Animals in the Nude

The Book Of Garden Flowers

The V&A Sourcebook of Pattern and Ornament

Exclusive Kim Jones for Charleston Tote Bag - Red

Exclusive Kim Jones for Charleston Tote Bag - Pink

Exclusive Kim Jones for Charleston Tote Bag - Orange

Exclusive Kim Jones for Charleston Tote Bag - Green

Exclusive Kim Jones for Charleston Tote Bag - Blue

Vanessa Bell Postcard Book

Duncan Grant Postcard Book

Amata Benedict - Sgraffiti Vase

Amata Benedict -Vita's Little Donkey

Amata Benedict - Smoking Venus

Amata Benedict - Two Vestals Stroking a Cat

Amata Benedict - Vanessa with Two Young Cockerels

Study Door Pencil Box

Charleston Zip Purse - Yellow Grapes

Charleston Zip Purse - Clouds

Wooden Festive Holiday Ornaments

Landscape with Buildings Postcard

Duncan Grant Self Portrait Postcard

Wild Flowers Postcard

West Pier Postcard

Vanessa Bell Self Portrait Postcard

Tony Asserati Postcard

The Pond Postcard

Polyanthus In Vase Postcard

Plaster Head Postcard

Lytton Strachey Postcard

Iceland Poppies Postcard

Lessons in the Orchard Postcard

Vanessa Bell 1916 Postcard

The Barns Postcard

Self Portrait in a Turban Postcard

Red Headscarf Postcard

John Maynard Keynes 1917 Postcard

Firescreen Postcard

Angelica Bell Postcard

A Study Postcard

Victoria Walton - Large Flower Bowl

Fran Fell - Tutti Frutti Vase

Fran Fell - Pink Brown Jug

Fran Fell - Night Flowers Vase

Fran Fell - Blue Bobble Vase

Famous Women Dinner Service

Magnet

Googly Coin Purse

Square Matches

Handmade Wine Glass

Kantha Quilt

Bobbin Lamp Base

Common Clay Lamp

Nessa Jug

Painted Lampbase

Ceramics

Jo Rance - Mother's Nest

Jo Rance - Three Birds

Jo Rance - To See Myself in You

Tabby Booth - Swan

Tabby Booth - Ram

Tabby Booth - Pig

Tabby Booth - Cockerel

Tabby Booth - Bull

Artwork

Kelly Jessiman - Matisse Vase

Kelly Jessiman - Yellow Candlestick

Hand Painted Lamp Base - Yellow

Hand Painted Lamp Base - Green

Hand Painted Lamp Base - Red

Summer test edit

Tulip Lampshade

Hound Lampshade

Duncan Lampshade

The Bloomsbury Group

Koak Print - Little Tuber

Koak print - Some Future

Koak Print - An Immovable Mass of Longing

Izumi Kato Notebook

Vanessa Bell - A World of Form and Colour Poster

Koak Poster

Inventing Post Impressionism Poster

Izumi Kato - Living In Figures

Izumi Kato - Like a Rolling Snowball

Vanessa Bell: Modern Living

Jute Coaster Set

Izumi Kato Poster

Vanessa Bell: The Life and Art of a Bloomsbury Radical

Foundations of a Collection

Gary Edwards - Fig Leaf Plate Yellow / Blue