{"product_id":"beyond-monas-eyes-claire-beaumont-9798245167770","title":"Beyond Mona's Eyes: 52 More Masterpieces, Life Lessons \u0026 Global Art Discoveries - A Year-Long Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.\" - Edgar Degas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the last page turned on your year with Mona and Henry, did you feel it? That quiet ache-gratitude mixed with longing for just one more week, one more artwork, one more lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou're not alone. Beyond Mona's Eyes answers that ache with 52 new masterpieces you've never encountered in the original story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you've ever stood before art feeling moved but speechless, this book gives you the words.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost museum visitors walk past masterpieces from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Indigenous cultures because no one taught them how to look. While the original novel stayed mostly within Paris museums and the Western canon, this journey steps boldly into the wider world-meeting African sculptors, Japanese printmakers, Brazilian muralists, contemporary photographers, and installation artists whose voices deserve to be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Beaumont brings over fifteen years of museum education experience from Paris's most prestigious institutions. With an Art History background from the Sorbonne, she has guided thousands of visitors-from school groups to lifelong learners-through the transformative practice of slow looking. Her teaching philosophy centers on accessibility and emotional honesty, believing that art education is not about mastering facts but cultivating a way of seeing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You'll Discover Inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the 52 weeks offers a complete encounter: the artist's story, careful visual description to train your eye, a life lesson drawn from the work, and a reflection question to carry into your days. You don't need an art history degree-only curiosity and the willingness to be honest with yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe journey is organized into four transformative parts: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeeks 1-13: \u003c\/b\u003e Courage \u0026amp; Strength (from Kehinde Wiley's reimagined Napoleon to Frida Kahlo's unflinching self-portraits)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeeks 14-26: \u003c\/b\u003e Joy \u0026amp; Connection (from Matisse's exuberant cut-outs to Brazilian Carnival costumes)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeeks 27-39: \u003c\/b\u003e Reflection \u0026amp; Wisdom (from Islamic geometric patterns to Tibetan sand mandalas)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeeks 40-52: \u003c\/b\u003e Change \u0026amp; Growth (from Marina Abramovic's endurance performances to AI-generated art)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Makes This Book Different\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike traditional art books that overwhelm with dates and theory, Beyond Mona's Eyes treats each artwork as a teacher of life wisdom. You'll meet Kara Walker confronting America's brutal history through sugar sculptures, Ai Weiwei painting 100 million porcelain seeds as political resistance, and LaToya Ruby Frazier documenting her family's dignity amid economic collapse. These aren't just masterpieces-they're mirrors reflecting your own courage, grief, joy, and capacity for transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Real Promise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title promises \"52 more masterpieces,\" but the deeper promise is quieter: art can keep meeting you, again and again, in every season of your life. These works don't offer easy answers; they offer company. They won't tell you what to think, but they will help you hear what you already know and had forgotten how to trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour Turn to See\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the next fifty-two weeks, discover that your eyes are capable of more than you imagined-and that the world, seen with this kind of attention, is richer, stranger, and more generous than it first appears. Whether you read this as a standalone year-long journey or as your \"second year\" after finishing Mona's story, you'll build a practice of seeing that transforms not just how you visit museums, but how you move through your entire life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't wait another year wishing for more. Begin your journey today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNote: This book is designed as a companion guide and does not contain images of the artworks discussed.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Beaumont\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245167770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d","brand":"Claire Beaumont","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48154317062399,"sku":"9798245167770","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_417712e6-2298-4b17-ad81-c0a063777c9d.jpg?v=1770789352","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-monas-eyes-claire-beaumont-9798245167770","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}