British artist, designer and critic Simon Morley applies an explanatory grid to the mysterious, changeable and multifaceted world of contemporary art, combining the signs of strict systematicity and childish play. The work of twenty classics and stars of modernism and postmodernism, from Henri Matisse to Bill Viola, is examined simultaneously from seven points of view: each artist is both the subject of close and respectful attention, and the target of skeptical criticism. While a fascinating introduction to the analysis of artistic experience, "Seven Keys to Contemporary Art" also serves as a kind of vaccine against blind idol worship. The publisher's design is preserved in PDF A4 format.