How to See
Looking, Talking, and Thinking About Art
WW Norton · Print & ebook · January 16, 2018
“If John Berger’s Ways of Seeing is a classic of art criticism, looking at the ‘what’ of art, then David Salle’s How to See is the artist’s reply, a brilliant series of reflections on how artists think when they make their work.
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- Who it’s for
- David Salle explores how art works through lively, jargon-free reflections on artists and their work.
- Themes
- How artists make art, Looking at and interpreting art, Twentieth-century artists
- Pacing
- Reflective
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“If John Berger’s Ways of Seeing is a classic of art criticism, looking at the ‘what’ of art, then David Salle’s How to See is the artist’s reply, a brilliant series of reflections on how artists think when they make their work. The ‘how’ of art has perhaps never been better explored.” —Salman Rushdie How does art work? How does it move us, inform us, challenge us?
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Internationally renowned painter David Salle’s incisive essay collection illuminates these questions by exploring the work of influential twentieth-century artists. Engaging with a wide range of Salle’s friends and contemporaries—from painters to conceptual artists such as Jeff Koons, John Baldessari, Roy Lichtenstein, and Alex Katz, among others—How to See explores not only the multilayered personalities of the artists themselves but also the distinctive character of their oeuvres. Salle writes with humor and verve, replacing the jargon of art theory with precise and evocative descriptions that help the reader develop a personal and intuitive engagement with art. The result: a master class on how to see with an artist’s eye.
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David Salle explores how art works through lively, jargon-free reflections on artists and their work.
Come here for
- Precise, evocative ways to think about art
- An artist’s perspective on influential twentieth-century work
Expect
- Humor and verve without art-theory jargon
- Essays that invite a personal, intuitive engagement with art
Where it sits
| Art Criticism & Ideas | 90% |
|---|---|
| Contemporary Art History (1945-) | 52% |
| Artist Essays | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art Criticism & Ideas
- American Art
- Authors
- David Salle
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Published
- January 16, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- How artists make art · Looking at and interpreting art · Twentieth-century artists
- Reading lane
- Art Criticism & Ideas