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Critic, author and art pilgrim Martin Gayford recounts some of the many journeys he has made in the course of a lifetime in pursuit of art.
List of contents
Introduction . Being There: 1. Brancusi's Endless Column; 2. In the Land of the Dancing Lord; 3. Marina Abramovic . Predecessors, Rivals, Successors: 4. Cro-Magnon Days; 5. Jenny Saville . Renaissance Masters, Then and Now: 6. Lorenzo Lotto in Loreto; 7. The Sistine Chapel; 8. Jenny Holzer and Leonardo's Lady . Art and Landscapes: 9. Iceland with Roni Horn; 10. Marfa, Texas; 11. Anselm Kiefer . Way Out East: 12. With Gilbert & George in Beijing; 13. Naoshima; 14. Travelling in Chinese Mountains . Slow and Fast Looking: 15. Cartier-Bresson in Paris; 16. Ellsworth Kelly; 17. Robert Frank . Change and Necessity: 18. Gerhard Richter . 19. Robert Rauschenberg
About the author
Martin Gayford is art critic for The Spectator and the author of acclaimed books on Van Gogh, Constable and Michelangelo. He is the author of many books, including Man with a Blue Scarf, Rendez-vous with Art, (with Philippe de Montebello), A Bigger Message, Modernists & Mavericks, A History of Pictures (with David Hockney), The Pursuit of Art and Spring Cannot be Cancelled, all published by Thames & Hudson.
Summary
Critic, author and art pilgrim Martin Gayford recounts some of the many journeys he has made in the course of a lifetime in pursuit of art.
