John Berger, A Life of Drawing

A special exhibition of John Berger’s visual work: drawings, paintings, photographs and books from art school in the 1940s up until his 90th birthday. About Drawing, along with his writing, was an important part of Berger’s daily life and this exhibition presents a selection of his works on paper, many never shown in public before, from the John Berger Estate. The exhibition also displays early oil paintings from private collections, a rarely seen experimental photo sequence ' At Remaurian’ from the 1960s, prints and examples of award-winning book collaborations which reflect his wide range of interests. This is the only UK exhibition of John Berger’s visual work on display in his Centenary Year – not to be missed!A 52-page book featuring 25 drawings from the exhibition. Texts include John Berger’s ' The Company of Drawing' , art historian John-Paul Stonard’s essay ' Hand-in-hand, writing and drawing' , and writer Geoff Dyer remembering John Berger drawing his portrait. Artist Yves Berger contributes a touching end piece to his father. Norwich Book Festival, Linked Events: 24th Oct: ' John Berger: From Life' with Tom Overton, The National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall, 3pm 26th Oct: ' Four Horizons: John Berger's Pilgrimage to Ronchamp ' an illustrated talk by John Christie. The Forum, 7pm 24th Oct: ' Do You Know What I Watch?' Yves Berger and Katya Berger Andreadakis, Presented with ncas, The Blake Studio, Norwich School, 6pm. The exhibition will remain open until 6pm on this day to give visitors the opportunity to view the exhibition before the talk. Exhibition co-curated by John Christie and Martin Battye. Read more Toggle Drawing Photography Prints Painting