John Berger,one of the world's most celebrated storytellers and writers on art,tells a personal history of art from the prehistoric paintings of the Chauvet caves to 21st century conceptual artists. Berger presents entirely new ways ofthinking about artists both canonized and obscure,from Rembrandt toHenry Moore,Jackson Pollock to Picasso. Throughout,Berger maintainsthe essential connection between politics,art and the wider study ofculture. The result is an illuminating walk through many centuries ofvisual culture,from one of the contemporary world's most incisivecritical voices.
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Publisher: Verso BooksISBN: 9781839764158Number of pages: 544Weight: 582 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 41 mm
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John Berger's "Portraits" is among the greatest books on art I've everread.A volume whose breadth and depth bring it close to a definitive self-portrait of one of Britain's most original thinkersPerhaps the greatest living writer on art . reminds us just howinsufficient most art commentary is these days . an indispensible guideto understanding art from cave painting to today's experimenters.In this extraordinary new book,John Berger embarks on a process ofre-discovery and re-figuring of history through the visual narrativesgiven to us by portraiture. Berger's ability for storytelling is bothincisive and intriguing. He is one of the greatest writers of our time.Berger's art criticism transcends its genre to become a very rare thing-literatureBerger is a writer one demands to know more about...an intriguing and powerful mind and talent.Much of his best critical prose appears in (this) chunky volume
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