‘Ways of Seeing’ – John Berger at engaging with art this week with our directions to the galleries, exhibitions and books of the contemporary art world. Ways of Seeing is a seminal guide for using eyes and mind, and is summarised perfectly by Lesley McDowell in the Independent (2008): “In a world full of reproductions, the currency of art (as much as the currency of the human body) is so much a part of our culture that we barely notice it – except, perhaps, when a Damien Hirst is bought for millions of pounds during the beginnings of a credit crunch. Berger is a political reminder of what that exchange means. Put it on the school curriculum! Every adolescent should read it


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Add to Calendar Europe/Paris ‘Ways of Seeing’ – John Berger at engaging with art this week with our directions to the galleries, exhibitions and books of the contemporary art world. Ways of Seeing is a seminal guide for using eyes and mind, and is summarised perfectly by Lesley McDowell in the Independent (2008): “In a world full of reproductions, the currency of art (as much as the currency of the human body) is so much a part of our culture that we barely notice it – except, perhaps, when a Damien Hirst is bought for millions of pounds during the beginnings of a credit crunch. Berger is a political reminder of what that exchange means. Put it on the school curriculum! Every adolescent should read it

‘Ways of Seeing’ – John Berger

#BeBetter at engaging with art this week with our directions to the galleries, exhibitions and books of the contemporary art world.
Ways of Seeing is a seminal guide for using eyes and mind, and is summarised perfectly by Lesley McDowell in the Independent (2008): “In a world full of reproductions, the currency of art (as much as the currency of the human body) is so much a part of our culture that we barely notice it – except, perhaps, when a Damien Hirst is bought for millions of pounds during the beginnings of a credit crunch. Berger is a political reminder of what that exchange means. Put it on the school curriculum! Every adolescent should read it.” #Libtriptych #Libreriarecommends #bebetter #johnberger #theindependent #wecanallbecriticswejusthavetolookproperly

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‘Ways of Seeing’ – John Berger

#BeBetter at engaging with art this week with our directions to the galleries, exhibitions and books of the contemporary art world.
Ways of Seeing is a seminal guide for using eyes and mind, and is summarised perfectly by Lesley McDowell in the Independent (2008): “In a world full of reproductions, the currency of art (as much as the currency of the human body) is so much a part of our culture that we barely notice it – except, perhaps, when a Damien Hirst is bought for millions of pounds during the beginnings of a credit crunch. Berger is a political reminder of what that exchange means. Put it on the school curriculum! Every adolescent should read it.” #Libtriptych #Libreriarecommends #bebetter #johnberger #theindependent #wecanallbecriticswejusthavetolookproperly

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