About this title: John Berger writes eloquently about the role of the viewer in looking at works of art--or indeed at anything. His ruminations take him not only to museums but to zoos and photography archives. Berger, who began his career as a painter, won sometimes controversial acclaim as an art critic during his 10-year stint at the New Statesman, where he argued cogently for the value of realism over abstraction.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780394739076ISBN:0394739078
Description: Good+ Good Plus condition, no creases in spine, no slant, edgewear, front cover wavy perhaps moisture exposure but no dampstain, light soiling on edges, firm binding, pages clean and unmarked, NO age toning, 200 pages, perfectly acceptable reading copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1992-01-08
ISBN-13:9780679736554ISBN:0679736557
Description: Like New. Like new paperback. Covers show minor shelf wear, otherwise an unblemished copy.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780394739076ISBN:0394739078
Description: Good-Used in None as Issued jacket. / 0394739078. Back cover has been folded back on both corners. Some wear. Ships with confirming email. 100% money back guarantee. read more
Edition: 3rd printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780394739076ISBN:0394739078
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 198 pp., illus.; 21 cm. Firm binding, clean text. Previous owner's bookplate/flyleaf & blind stamp at back. Dust spotting/top edge. Another copy available. Divided into three sections: a very affecting essay on animals in captivity (zoos), photography, and miscellaneous essays on art. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books, NY
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780394739076ISBN:0394739078
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. No markings, bottom corner of the endpaper is clipped, Good used copy Wraps, 198pp. B&W photos and illus. A collection of essays about the search for meaning within and behind what is looked at. Some rather esoteric essays on sculpture and photography with writings on the work of Millet, Courbet, Turner, Magritte, Fasanella, Frances Bacon. (1.4 JM FO 13/0. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780394739076ISBN:0394739078
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 198 pp., illus.; 21 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Moderate shelfwear to wraps. One spine crease running down the centre. Another copy available. Divided into three sections: a very affecting essay on animals in captivity (zoos), photography, and miscellaneous essays on art. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 1980-03-12
ISBN-13:9780394739076ISBN:0394739078
Description: New. Excellent condition. Tight binding. Clean pages. Cover has very minor scuffing from rubbing against other books. No creases. Prompt shipping & FREE delivery confirmation. read more
Edition: 5th Edition
Binding: Pictorial Paperback
Publisher: Pantheon, New York
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780394739076ISBN:0394739078
Description: Very Good +++ ART: ABOUT LOOKING: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. 200 pages. Black and white photographs. The search for meaning within and behind what is looked at--why an object viewed ten years after first observed, looks quite different a decade later. Discusses how the world looked to different people ad how these perspectives were reflected in the work of particular artists--Millet, Courbet, Turner, Magritte and others. "This is a book for those who wish to look". // Tiny edgewear. Tiny wear to ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780679736554ISBN:0679736557
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 1992-03-01
ISBN-13:9780679736554ISBN:0679736557
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"An interesting enough collection of essays, although I would say that only the first and last in the collection are really essential. The rest read exactly as they are, newspaper or magazine columms with one or two interesting ideas not greatly developed, with a certaim ephemeral quality that comes from anything that is meant to be put in next weeks recycling. There is also a certain repition, which might have come either from a deadline or the rigidity of marxist analysis, However the first essay remains essential because it looks at a common institution, a zoo, that is seemingly little thought about, and does it in a convincing manner."
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