In 1972 John Berger's ground breaking TV series Ways of Seeing altered the way we think about art. It introduced a new approach to the way we view and discuss art, with the key ideas of art as property, technological reproduction (film and photography) and sexual politics. 13 Australian artists present works that reflect the influence of Berger's ideas on their art practice. The exhibition includes paintings, photography, film, artist's books, laser and inkjet prints and sculpture. Also in the exhibition is Colour Project 1997-99, a collaborative work between Berger and UK artist John Christie - a correspondence between Berger and Christie, in which they discuss colour, in the form of letters and cards. The artists are Robert Boynes, Susan Fereday, Elizabeth Gertsakis, Dean Golja, Paul Hoban, John Hughes, Tim Johnson, Peter Kennedy, Peter Lyssiotis, Polixeni Papapetrou, Gregory Pryor, Anne Zahalka, Constanze Zikos and a collaborative work by John Berger and John Christie (UK) What John Berger Saw was curated by Merryn Gates and organised by the Canberra School of Art Gallery. It received support from Visions of Australia, The Gordon Darling Foundation, ANU Humanities Research Centre, ANU Centre for Cross Cultural Research and the British Council.
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