Philip Pullman discusses the weirdnesses and beauty of Edouard Manet's "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère." I don't know if Pullman's talk about Manet's art can compare to H.G. Lay, whose History of Art 271 course at the University of Michigan incited me to twin my creative writing major with art history. But it's an interesting walk-through nonetheless, and Pullman's fascination with the subtlety of the work is contagious.
The art historical turn by the Dark Materials author is the first of six talks by celebrated writers on their favorite paintings at the Courtauld Gallery in London.
Cool, I saw that painting on a visit to the Getty Center in 2007.
Posted by: Liam | February 23, 2009 at 08:05 PM
Lucky.
Posted by: Anna Clark | February 24, 2009 at 02:09 PM