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Art as therapy / Alain de Botton, John Armstrong.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- De Botton, Alain, author.
- Armstrong, John, 1966- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art appreciation.
- Art--Psychology.
- Art.
- Aesthetics.
- Physical Description:
- 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2013.
- Summary:
- Describes a new way of looking at familiar masterpieces, suggesting that the works of art can be useful, relevant--and even therapeutic.
- Contents:
- Methodology. The seven functions of art ; What is the point of art? ; What counts as good art? ; What kind of art should one make? ; How should art be bought and sold? ; How should we study art? ; How should art be displayed?
- Love. Can we get better at love? ; What is it like to be a good lover? ; Attention to detail ; Am I allowed to be turned on? ; How to make love last ; Courage for the journey
- Nature. Remembering nature ; The importance of the South ; Anticipating autumn ; The sense of what is beautiful ; The new artists of nature
- Money. Art as a guide to the reform of capitalism ; The problem of taste ; The role of the critic in the education of taste ; Towards and enlightened capitalism ; Enlightened investment ; Career advice from artists
- Politics. What should political art be aiming at? ; What is there to be proud of? ; Who should we try to become? ; A defence of censorship ; And now... to change the world.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780714865911
- 0714865915
- OCLC:
- 860870341
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