What if a couple of 1950′s children went to the art museum with mom and the story was told in a book for emerging readers, so they could learn a bit about art as they practice their reading and learn new vocab?
That sort of book could definitely exist. It probably already does somewhere.
But what if the museum mom and kids went to featured modern art and the particular exhibit was a nihilistic look at god, death, and the meaning of nothingness?
Fortunately that book exists, too — We Go to the Gallery by artist and comedian Miriam Elia.
Here are some sample pages…
