{"product_id":"permanent-red-john-berger-9781804298473","title":"Permanent Red: Essays in Seeing","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhy should an artist's way of looking at the world have any meaning for us? Any artwork reflects the artist's intentions, but also its times: therefore all art is political\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePermanent Red\u003c\/i\u003e, John Berger argues that the contemporary artist should strive for a realism that aims for hope, to transform the world. Surveying the work of historical artists as well as that of near contemporaries such as Picasso, L?ger and Matisse, he explores the role of the artist, dividing these figures into those that struggle, those that fail, and the true masters. He explains why we should study the work of the past: in order to understand the present and to rethink the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1960, \u003ci\u003e Permanent Red\u003c\/i\u003e established John Berger as a firebrand critic willing to broadcast controversial opinions on some of the most important British artists of the day, including Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Berger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804298476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804298473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"John Berger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526645436671,"sku":"9781804298473","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f2ec58a-0d3b-4d76-bb1a-18ce064b7730.jpg?v=1737556767","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/permanent-red-john-berger-9781804298473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}