A major new book from one of the world's leading writers and art
critics
John Berger, one of the world's most celebrated art writers, takes us
through centuries of drawing and painting, revealing his lifelong
fascination with a diverse cast of artists. In Portraits, Berger
grounds the artists in their historical milieu in revolutionary ways,
whether enlarging on the prehistoric paintings of the Chauvet caves or
Cy Twombly's linguistic and pictorial play.
In penetrating and singular prose, Berger presents entirely new ways of
thinking about artists both canonized and obscure, from Rembrandt to
Henry Moore, Jackson Pollock to Picasso. Throughout, Berger maintains
the essential connection between politics, art and the wider study of
culture. The result is an illuminating walk through many centuries of
visual culture, from one of the contemporary world's most incisive
critical voices.