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John Berger

    5 novembre 1926 – 2 gennaio 2017

    John Berger è stato un autore inglese la cui opera spaziava dalla critica d'arte alla narrativa e alla pittura. La sua scrittura esplora frequentemente la tensione tra modernità e memoria, perdita e presenza. Berger rifletteva spesso sulla vita dei contadini e sulla loro trasformazione nel trasferirsi in contesti urbani. I suoi testi sono noti per la loro profonda intuizione sulla condizione umana e una prospettiva critica sulla società.

    John Berger
    The Selected Essays of John Berger
    The Shape of a Pocket
    A Seventh Man
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    Daumier
    Questione di sguardi. Sette inviti al vedere fra storia dell'arte e quotidianità
    • Daumier

      • 221pagine
      • 8 ore di lettura

      Honore Daumier (1808-1879) is perhaps best known for his political and social caricatures, precise and witty observations of life in nineteenth-century France. This study offers an assessment of his entire oeuvre, bringing together his paintings, sculptures, watercolours, drawings and lithographs, all of which were greatly admired in his lifetime.

      Daumier
    • 1997 erhält John Berger von John Christie ein rot bemaltes Papier. Berger antwortet, er gibt der Farbe rot eine eigene 'Lebensgeschichte': das unberührte Rot der Kindheit, das Schwarz, in das es sich verwandelt im Älterwerden, das Weiß, das es war, als es jung war, bis er zu seinem Lieblingsrot, dem Caravaggio-Rot kommt. Später schreiben sich Berger und Christie über das Matisse-Blau, das Yves Klein-Blau, sie kommen von Klein zu Le Corbusier, von Perlmutt zu Courbet, von Gelb zu Gold, von Kandinsky zu Paul Klee. Die Publikation dieser faszinierenden Korrespondenz ist eine Schatzkammer für alle diejenigen, die sich für Farben, Gestaltung, Malerei, Kunstgeschichte und Design interessieren. Die phantasievoll und sehr künstlerisch gestalteten Briefe werden alle im Faksimile und in Übersetzung wiedergegeben.

      I send you this cadmium red ...
    • A Seventh Man

      • 240pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      Why does the Western world look to migrant laborers to perform the most menial tasks? What compels people to leave their homes and accept this humiliating situation? In A Seventh Man, John Berger and Jean Mohr come to grips with what it is to be a migrant worker—the material circumstances and the inner experience—and, in doing so, reveal how the migrant is not so much on the margins of modern life, but absolutely central to it. First published in 1975, this finely wrought exploration remains as urgent as ever, presenting a mode of living that pervades the countries of the West and yet is excluded from much of its culture.

      A Seventh Man
    • The Shape of a Pocket

      • 272pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      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. This work features essays about - Rembrandt, Palaeolithic cave painters, a Romanian peasant, ancient Egyptians, an expert in the loneliness of certain hotel bedrooms, and a man in a radio station.

      The Shape of a Pocket
    • Booker wining novelist, playwright, essayist, poet and critic - even admirers rarely know John Berger in all his literary incarnations. This collection of essays takes a look at his career. Berger's wide-ranging essays emphasise the continuities that have underpinned more than 40 years of tireless intellectual inquiry and political engagement. schovat popis

      The Selected Essays of John Berger
    • Another Way of Telling

      • 300pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      One of the most eloquent accounts of photography written in collaboration with the Swiss photographer Jean Mohr and illustrated by both Jean Mohr's work and notable examples of photography throughout the Twentieth Century. This publication ties in with the BBC's televising of a four part series.

      Another Way of Telling
    • Rays of the Rising Sun

      Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45

      • 144pagine
      • 6 ore di lettura

      Focusing on the complex dynamics of collaboration and resistance, this volume explores the experiences of Chinese individuals who served Japanese interests during their occupation before World War II. It delves into the roles played by these "puppet" governments in China and Manchukuo, highlighting the motivations and struggles of those who fought alongside the Japanese over a span of 14 years. The narrative provides a nuanced perspective on a tumultuous period in history, shedding light on the complexities of loyalty and survival under foreign domination.

      Rays of the Rising Sun
    • Photocopies

      Encounters

      • 192pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      This collection features twenty-nine vivid moments that create a rich tapestry of human history at the millennium's end while offering an intimate glimpse into the author's own life. Through carefully crafted prose, Berger captures frozen vignettes that explore themes of deception, self-identity, dignity, and compassion. Overflowing with sensory details, the work serves as both a profound reflection on humanity and a testament to the author's significant literary contributions.

      Photocopies