Portraits: John Berger on Artists

↻ 2026-05-19

Fantastic book. I am not done with this yet, but I think I know what score it’s getting. I’m not sure whether or not this is a definitive text about art, but it is a worthwhile read about the human condition. In fact, Berger’s occasional bypass of the subject at hand might be the most charming characteristic of the book, for in parallax we see the art as more than an object.

In other words, you don’t have to care about any of these artists or works to enjoy this book, and if you do care about them, all the better.

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