Understanding a Photograph

Understanding a Photograph
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Rep-lo a casa en una setmana per Missatger o Eco Enviament*Sobre el libro Understanding a Photograph de John Berger publicado por Aperture al 2014:
John Berger’s explorations of the relationships between the individual and society, culture and politics, and experience and expression through the written word, films, photographic collaborations and performances are unmatched in their diversity, ambition and reach. His television series and book Ways of Seeing revolutionized the way that art is understood. Now, Understanding a Photograph gathers the photography writings of one of the most internationally influential authors of the past 50 years. Understanding a Photograph is arranged chronologically, leading the reader on a thought-provoking journey through selected essays from hallmark works such as “About Looking” and “Another Way of Telling,” as well as previously uncollected pieces written for exhibitions or catalogues that discuss a wide range of artists--from August Sander to Jitka Hanzlová. This collection of some 25 texts has been carefully selected by novelist and essayist Geoff Dyer, who has also written a critical study of Berger’s oeuvre. John Berger (born 1926) is a novelist, poet, screenwriter and critic. He is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including To the Wedding, About Looking and G., for which he was awarded the Booker Prize. Among his best-known works are the television series and book, Ways of Seeing. He has received prestigious awards for his writing, including the Petrarca-Preis and a Golden PEN Award
Sobre John Berger
John Berger (Londres, 1926 - París, 2017) va ser una de les veus més lúcides, incisives i inconformistes del panorama intel·lectual europeu. Format en la Central School of Arts de Londres, va treballar com a professor de dibuix fins que va començar a escriure crítica d´art. Aviat va canviar el seu registre per la novel·la, l´assaig, la poesia, el teatre i el guió cinematogràfic i televisiu. Entre els seus estudis sobre art publicats per l´Editorial GG es troben els títols clàssics Mirar,...Altres llibres de John Berger
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