The Moment of Cubism
$24.25
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2026
Summary
John 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 on 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.
The Moment of Cubism, originally published in 1969, is considered to be one of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804298633 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804298638 |
| Author: | John Berger |
| Publisher: | Verso Books |
| Imprint: | Verso Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 134g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 140mm x 210mm |
| Series: | The Essential John Berger |
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Critics Review
“The Moment of Cubism” is my touchstone - complex, provocative, evocative, informative, and, like many of his most important writings, the context and the spur for its creation seem mysteriously not tied to commercial publishing schedules or to art-market exigencies . a thrilling essay – Mira Schor, Artforum
Some of the most astute critics and historians of modern painting, among whom John Berger, English novelist and art critic of the New Statesman, occupies an eminent place, believe that Picasso and Braque never surpassed the works of their Cubist period * New York Times *
John Berger
Storyteller, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic, John Berger (1926-2017) was one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. His many books include Ways of Seeing; the fiction trilogy Into Their Labours; Here Is Where We Meet; the Booker Prize-winning novel G; Hold Everything Dear; the Man Booker-longlisted From A to X; and A Seventh Man.
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