The series " ways of seeing" is much better than the book and for me luckily I saw the series before reading the book . Each point could be investigated in depth separately, it come to my mind also the image of Jesus and how different early christians communities represent him and how the "European Jesus" become the standard because of colonialism
re: Ways of Seeing - I really did not know what to do with the photo essays. I felt like I needed to go find an fine art graduate and ask them what I should take from them and how
Great list, thank you, ordered some of the right away! My personal favorite is missing though, The Story of Art, E. H. Gombrich. Any thoughts on this one?
Thanks for the comment! Although I really like story of art I chose not to include it because it only mentions white male artists. It’s very well written but I believe we need to build a more inclusive art history. Here the link to my review of the story of art: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nqpMAao8nTE.htmlsi=icNZLoUdWC4GHPb0
i also picked up "7 days in the art world" by sarah thornton today at a second-hand bookshop which could be an interesting read for art students, it's prob a bit dated (it came out 2008ish) but could be a nice overview of the "status quo" of the art world
I remember reading that when it came out, can't really remember much about it though... Maybe I should give it another read! Thanks for the suggestion!
I just came across your channel the other day. Really lovely and engaging--have you ever been interviewed? I kept thinking I'd like to hear more about several things you said and I think watching a conversation with you and an in-depth interviewer would be fascinating. I know at the end you mentioned that the art world is full of middle-class privilege (which certainly exists) but is it really 'middle' class anymore? It seems to me that the 'art world' of galleries and institutions is mostly upper-upper-(upper) middle and above, at least in the US. And while art really precedes the rise of the 'art world' historically, how do you think of your personal art and practice/praxis in relationship to it? I'd love to hear more about you and your own art in this context
Hi Jttigera2! Thanks very much for your comment! I have not yet been interviewed, however I plan to make an "Ask Me Anything" video soon where subscribers can ask me questions and I will answer them in a video, so let me know if you have any specific questions you would like to ask? As for the middle class thing, honestly I don't know, its hard to tell but I suspect most people I worked with came from privileged backgrounds (myself included). The main point that TWP are making is there is very little diversity or sharing of power/wealth within the artworld, and this leads to bad, uninspiring art. I prefer talking about art over making it, so when opportunities dried up over the pandemic I decided to dedicate myself to researching and writing about art instead of making it. My time in London's art world played in big role in that decision. Out of curiosity how did you initially come across my channel? Thanks for the support!
@@ArtTheoriez I found your channel as I'm learning how to paint and so I'm seeing a lot of art videos in my feed. I had searched for Berger on Amazon and saw your video on his book soon after lol. I really dig your sincere and smart engagement with the ideas and your commentary and experiences in the art world. Really appreciated you calling out how you and other unpaid workers were exploited in the gallery, including the emotional effects of being treated as a non-person by design
