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Art as Therapy
Alain Botton
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Description for Art as Therapy
Paperback. Two authorities on popular culture reveal the ways in which art can enhance mood and enrich lives - now available in paperback Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; MMJ; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Two authorities on popular culture reveal the ways in which art can enhance mood and enrich lives - now available in paperback This passionate, thought-provoking, often funny, and always-accessible book proposes a new way of looking at art, suggesting that it can be useful, relevant, and therapeutic. Through practical examples, the world-renowned authors argue that certain great works of art have clues as to how to manage the tensions and confusions of modern life. Chapters on love, nature, money, and politics show how art can help with many common difficulties, from forging good relationships to coming ... Read more
Two authorities on popular culture reveal the ways in which art can enhance mood and enrich lives - now available in paperback This passionate, thought-provoking, often funny, and always-accessible book proposes a new way of looking at art, suggesting that it can be useful, relevant, and therapeutic. Through practical examples, the world-renowned authors argue that certain great works of art have clues as to how to manage the tensions and confusions of modern life. Chapters on love, nature, money, and politics show how art can help with many common difficulties, from forging good relationships to coming ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
394g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714872780
SKU
V9780714872780
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99-50
About Alain Botton
Alain de Botton is the author of bestselling books, including The Consolations of Philosophy, How Proust Can Change Your Life, Status Anxiety, and Religion for Atheists. He founded The School of Life in 2008, an organization which - from branches around the world - supplies good ideas for everyday life in the form of books, workshops, and talks. In 2009 ... Read more
Reviews for Art as Therapy
A highly optimistic vision... Roams widely through subjects as immense as love, nature, money and politics. De Botton and Armstrong's examination of love is most rewarding. -Royal Academy of Arts Asking the questions that always swirl through your mind when striding around Tate Modern [...] Art as Therapy [...] massages the mind in all the right ... Read more