A drawing is essentially a private work, related only to the artist's own needs; a 'finished' statue or canvas is essentially a public, presented work - related far more directly to the demands of communication. John Berger artistcanvascommunication share on social
The autobiographical doesn't interest me. I could think of few things less interesting than rooting about in my life. John Berger autobiographicalinterestlife Change image and share on social
Boycott is not a principle. When it becomes one, it itself risks becoming exclusive and racist. No boycott, in our sense of the term, should be directed against an individual, a people, or a nation as such. John Berger boycottdirectexclusive share on social
The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. John Berger centuryimposenatural Change image and share on social
Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form. John Berger autobiographybeginform Change image and share on social
You can plan events, but if they go according to your plan they are not events. John Berger eventplan Change image and share on social
That we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone, that we are more deeply inserted into existence than the course of a single life would lead us to believe. John Berger beautifulcrystaldeeply Change image and share on social
We live in a dominant culture of ceaseless Departure and Progress that has so far lasted two or three centuries. John Berger ceaselesscenturyculture Change image and share on social
Ours is the century of enforced travel of disappearances. The century of people helplessly seeing others, who were close to them, disappear over the horizon. John Berger centuryclosedisappear Change image and share on social
Propaganda requires a permanent network of communication so that it can systematically stifle reflection with emotive or utopian slogans. Its pace is usually fast. John Berger communicationemotivefast Change image and share on social
