Ways of Seeing by Berger, John

"The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled" -- so opens John Berger's revolutionary million-copy bestseller on how to look at art

John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and the most influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the Sunday Times critic commented: "This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings . . . he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures." By now he has.



Author: John Berger
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 12/01/1990
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780140135152
Age Range: 18-UP

Review Citation(s):
Newsweek 11/23/2009 pg. 59

About the Author
Storyteller, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic, John Berger (1926-2017) was one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. His many books include Ways of Seeing; the fiction trilogy Into Their Labours; Here Is Where We Meet; the Booker Prize-winning novel G; Hold Everything Dear; the Man Booker-longlisted From A to X; and A Seventh Man.