The Shape of a Pocket (Vintage International) - Softcover
From Booker Prize-winning author John Berger, a collection of essays that explores the relationship of art and artists and includes examinations of the work of Brancusi, Degas, Michelangelo, and Frida Kahlo, among others. The pocket in question is a small pocket of resistance. A pocket is formed when two or more people come together in agreement. The resistance is against the inhumanity of the New World Economic Order. The people coming together are the reader, me, and those the essays are about-Rembrandt, Paleolithic cave painters, a Romanian peasant, ancient Egyptians, an expert in the loneliness of a certain hotel bedroom, dogs at dusk, a man in a radio station. And unexpectedly, our exchanges strengthen each of us in our conviction that what is happening in the world today is wrong, and that what is often said about it is a lie. I've never written a book with a greater sense of urgency.
-John Berger
-John Berger
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'An epic parable' -- Independent
'An intellect powered by passion, not detached from but deeply engaged with the practical world in which we live' -- The Scotsman
'Berger's conclusions are conveyed with breathtaking originality and poetic precision' -- Sunday Times
'Smells of oil, resin and sweat, not only because they are about painters, but because his writing has a physical reality' -- The Times
'This book is a reminder, and a celebration, of the fact that curious minds can still make a difference' -- Independent on Sunday
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'An intellect powered by passion, not detached from but deeply engaged with the practical world in which we live' -- The Scotsman
'Berger's conclusions are conveyed with breathtaking originality and poetic precision' -- Sunday Times
'Smells of oil, resin and sweat, not only because they are about painters, but because his writing has a physical reality' -- The Times
'This book is a reminder, and a celebration, of the fact that curious minds can still make a difference' -- Independent on Sunday
As with his international bestseller WAYS OF SEEING, John Berger observes and articulates questions about art many people don’t know how to ask. This is an important and stimulating compendium about art and the world we live in
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- PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication date2003
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. From Booker Prize-winning author John Berger, a collection of essays that explores the relationship of art and artists and includes examinations of the work of Brancusi, Degas, Michelangelo, and Frida Kahlo, among others. The pocket in question is a small pocket of resistance. A pocket is formed when two or more people come together in agreement. The resistance is against the inhumanity of the New World Economic Order. The people coming together are the reader, me, and those the essays are aboutRembrandt, Paleolithic cave painters, a Romanian peasant, ancient Egyptians, an expert in the loneliness of a certain hotel bedroom, dogs at dusk, a man in a radio station. And unexpectedly, our exchanges strengthen each of us in our conviction that what is happening in the world today is wrong, and that what is often said about it is a lie. Ive never written a book with a greater sense of urgency. John Berger This volume collects more recent essays that first appeared in a variety of languages in publications in Zurich, Madrid, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Helsinki and London. The 24 essays include impressions of artists such as Rembrandt, Degas, Michelangelo, Kahlo and Brancusi. 9 illustrations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780375718885
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