Borderless ambitions: a reflection on John Berger
In this piece in Red Pepper, Yasmin Gunaratnam reflects on John Berger’s gut solidarity with the stranger. Continue reading Borderless ambitions: a reflection on John Berger
In this piece in Red Pepper, Yasmin Gunaratnam reflects on John Berger’s gut solidarity with the stranger. Continue reading Borderless ambitions: a reflection on John Berger
Writing in The Conversation, Vikki Bell and Yasmin Gunaratnam discuss how Berger, who died on January 2 at the age of 90, had a profound influence on the popular understanding of art and the visual image. Also that he was also a vibrant example of the public intellectual, using his position to speak out against social injustices and … Continue reading How John Berger changed our way of seeing art
24 November 2016 7pm Libreria Bookshop, 65 Hanbury Street, London E1 5JP Join us for an evening in celebration of John Berger, and the release of A Jar of Wild Flowers, a cross-cultural collection of essays and conversations with Berger from thirty of his friends, artistic collaborators, and followers, including Ali Smith, Julie Christie, Sally Potter, Ram … Continue reading Book Launch: A Jar of Wild Flowers
The tongue Is the spine’s first leaf Forests of language surround it – Words II Mischievous, defiant, and profound, John Berger has mesmerised generations with his artworks, novels and cultural criticism that taught generations how to see. Commemorating Berger’s 90th birthday in collaboration with Smokestack Books, we celebrate his magnitude as a poetic maestro, a rarely … Continue reading The Long White Thread of Words