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Jan 5, 2017 · Berger, who died on January 2 at the age of 90, has had a profound influence on the popular understanding of art and the visual image. He was also a vibrant example of the public intellectual,...
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John Peter Berger (/ ˈ b ɜːr dʒ ər / BUR-jər; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize , and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing , written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, was influential.
Ways of Seeing by John Berger is a seminal text based on the 1972 BBC series of the same name, which explores the role of art in western civilization and how it has shaped how the world is seen.
Apr 1, 2022 · Essayist, art critic, poet, painter and novelist, John Berger was one of the most influential voices of the mid to late 20th century. As an outspoken art critic, he took a vanguard position, critiquing the prevalent trends of Abstract Expressionism and defending the place of realism.
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Apr 2, 2023 · John Berger looks at how the act of seeing or being seen affects the formation of art and the social relations that surround it.
Oct 8, 2012 · A BAFTA award-winning BBC series with John Berger, which rapidly became regarded as one of the most influential art programmes ever made. In the first programme, Berger examines the impact of...
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John Berger was a British essayist and cultural thinker as well as a prolific novelist, poet, translator, and screenwriter. He is best known for his novel G. and his book and BBC series Ways of Seeing. Berger began studying art at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (now Central Saint Martins),
