Reddit reviews What Are You Looking At?: The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art
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I thoroughly recommend this book http://www.amazon.com/What-Are-You-Looking-Surprising/dp/0142180297
I saw it referenced in /r/museum once and it literally changed the way I see modern and contemporary art (which I now love).
I'd call it deconstructivism, which is a postmodern artistic movement arising out of Derrida's concept of deconstruction. If you wanted to get away from the pomo side of things, you might say it's suprematism (focus on basic geometrical forms) or constructivism (also focused on basic geometrical forms). These arise out of the modernist period.
There's a great book about this stuff you might be interested in. It certainly helped me understand modern/post-modern art in a way I never did before. It's called What Are You Looking At?. Any mistakes I've made above are my own and due to my failure to grasp the material fully.
Try this cheap copy. Newer editions haven't changed too much, especially if you're new to the topic.
Here's a Google Doc of AP Art History for you to use as a guide.
Particularly, if you're interested in contemporary art, this might be a light fun read.