Modern Art

A single-issue comic from the German publisher Zweitausendeins, Modern Art (1980) pairs writer Bernard Willem Holtrop with artist Joost Swarte in a sharp, satirical take on the art world. Holtrop’s incisive text and Swarte’s clean, graphic linework combine to critique the pretensions of the contemporary art scene. This standalone work stands as a pointed, clever collaboration between two Dutch-born talents, offering a compact but potent commentary that remains relevant decades later.