{"product_id":"the-moment-of-cubism-john-berger-9781804298633","title":"The Moment of Cubism","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Revolutionary Nature of Art - from the groundbreaking author of \u003ci\u003eWays of Seeing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Berger is one of the most passionate and incisive writers on the relationship between art and politics. Whether looking at Vermeer in his studio, or Poussin's poignant meditation death, the contradictions of Rodin's sculpture, Berger was always able to see the threads that bound the individual life, their passion for creativity and the social and political contexts they were working within. \u003ci\u003eThe Moment of Cubism\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in 1969, is considered to be one of his important collections of art criticism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso provocative, In the title essay, Berger shows that Cubism was a moment rather than a movement, that came and went without the consent of its key artists - Picasso, Braque. He also makes a case for its revolutionary influence. Alongside portaits and investigations of more classical artists, in advance of his later works such as Ways of Seeing and \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding a Photograph\u003c\/i\u003e, Berger is still able to find the political within the image and to help us look at the world in new ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Berger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804298638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804298633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\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":47580056486143,"sku":"9781804298633","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2bbea3a-e3d8-459f-a2d5-506643e61518.jpg?v=1763878495","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-moment-of-cubism-john-berger-9781804298633","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}