The book gives an idea of ​ ​ the largest phenomena of avant-garde art of the 20th century, allows you to get closer to understanding modern art culture. The avant-garde currents are encyclopedically fully characterized - Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Dadaism, Surrealism, Abstract Art, Pop Art, etc. The art of recent decades is analyzed. Particular attention is paid to major masters: P. Picasso, V Kandinsky, S. Dali, K. Malevich, R. Rauschenberg and others. For a wide range of readers.