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Move Closer: An Intimate Philosophy of Art
Author(s): John Armstrong (Author)
- Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Publication Date: September 12, 2001
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 0374527822
- ISBN-13: 9780374527822
Book Description
While many teachers and critics have diligently directed attention to questions in art history, theory, or criticism, John Armstrong, in a powerful and original shift of focus, considers the roots of our personal attachment to art. Perhaps this most neglected aspect of thinking about art is also the most important.
Moving easily between the intimacies of personal experience and lucid, philosophical reflection, Armstrong acts as a sensitive and persuasive guide.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Armstrong is a fluent, engaging writer who seems to know…that a lot of people who fancy themselves intelligent begin to sweat when confronted with art . . . He gives us strategies for looking at art and architecture so that we can better understand what their creators intended while at the same time trusting our own tastes and instinctive sympathies to see the work as a whole.”–Sarah Lyall,
Slate
