Is there any place for esteemed critics like John Berger when the public has instant access to all music and art under discussion, asks Ian Maleney.
Upon his death earlier this week, John Berger was described by British artist David Shrigley as “the best ever writer on art”. It was not the first or the last time he was so described, but it begs the question; just what made Berger such a great art critic?
Berger is still best known for Ways of Seeing, a four-part television series broadcast on the BBC almost 50 years a... Keep reading on Irish Times
Upon his death earlier this week, John Berger was described by British artist David Shrigley as “the best ever writer on art”. It was not the first or the last time he was so described, but it begs the question; just what made Berger such a great art critic?
Berger is still best known for Ways of Seeing, a four-part television series broadcast on the BBC almost 50 years a... Keep reading on Irish Times