How to Be Avant-Garde: Modern Artists and the Quest to End Art Marie Benedict “Johannes is a highly engaging

“Johannes is a highly engaging narrator whose exuberance and good nature run like a bright thread through the novel’s pages

and a “don’t stop ‘til it tastes delicious” mentality

Rick must decide which ending he wants for his story: Will he fall in line with his ruthless teammates and their victory-obsessed coach in his own "underwater kingdom

and other vignettes that will strike a chord of recognition with women of every age—making you want to pick up the phone and tell your best friends all about it

Jenny Slate

How to Be Avant-Garde: Modern Artists and the Quest to End Art Marie Benedict “Johannes is a highly engagingOne of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 The strange story of the twentieth century artists who sought to destroy art by transforming it into the substance of everyday life. Art has poisoned our life, proclaimed Dutch artist and De Stijl cofounder Theo van Doesburg. Reacting to the tumultuous crises of the twentieth century, especially the horrors of World War I, avant garde artists and writers sought to destroy art by transforming it into