With Ways of Seeing, John Berger wanted to challenge the elitist and mystified status of art that neglected the political, social, and ideological aspects that shaped the ways in which we look at art. What Are His Ways of Seeing ? Book cover of John Berger’s Ways of Seeing, via Internet Archive In 2017, he died in Antony, France at the age of 90. In 1974, he moved to a small town in the Alps, where he lived for 40 years. A book by Berger was later published under the same name. In 1972, the BBC produced his television program called Ways of Seeing. He wrote pieces for publications like the New Statesman and New Society. After studying at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (now known as Central Saint Martins), serving in the British army during World War II, and studying art at the Chelsea School of Art, Berger finally began working as an art critic.
The art critic, novelist, and poet John Berger was born in London in 1926.
Who Was John Berger? Portrait of John Berger by Jean Mohr, via Whitechapel Gallery
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