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Centenary events in preparation
* Version française ci-dessous * As you know, 2026 will be the 100th anniversary of John’s birth ! During this… READ MORE
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GO CLOSER Basel Exhibition
From 12th of SEPTEMBER to 31st of OCTOBER 2026, the exhibition GO CLOSER – JOHN BERGER THROUGH HIS ART will… READ MORE
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Do you know what I watch?
Animal traces in John Berger’s work * Version française ci-dessous * “Do you know what I watch?” is a choral… READ MORE
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British Library – Biography book launch
Thursday 3rd of September with Tom Overton and Gareth Evans. In 2010, John Berger gave his archive to British Library… READ MORE
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Lausanne: Théâtre Vidy and Complicité
From 22nd of October to 8th of November in Lausanne, Théâtre Vidy and partners propose a wide range of events… READ MORE
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Centenary publications in preparation
*Version française ci-dessous* Across the world, many publishers are preparing launchings for various titles, for John Berger’s centenary in 2026. We can already announce the… READ MORE
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To Tell A Story
To Tell A Story, essay by John Berger and Susan Sontag, edited by Benoît Bourreau, first published by Canongate Books… READ MORE
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Four Horizons
Four Horizons, A Visit To Le Corbusier’s Chapel At Ronchamp is a new book by John Christie gathering four voices:… READ MORE
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Mientras quede una rosa
Mientras Quede Una Rosa – Miradas de John Berger has been written by Javier Morales who interviewed many Iberian artists… READ MORE
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Rencontres en poèmes
* Version française ci-dessous * Tour in the Alps (FR) – Line Agreil and Dany Audet with their association « Rencontres en poèmes » proposent… READ MORE
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Podcast Premières Saisons
The Swiss publisher Héros Limite has released a two-episode podcast by Clara Alloing and Alma Palacios about John’s trilogy INTO THEIR LABOURS (1979-1980). The two authors interviewed John’s neighbors in Mieussy (French Alps) as well as Yves… READ MORE
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Lisbon – DOG ART on stage
Lisbon (Portugal) 21st, 22nd and 23rd of November 2025 A stage adaptation of John Berger’s novel King: A Street Story (1999) will be directed by Pedro Alves and performed by second-year… READ MORE
Today
JOHN BERGER
Storyteller, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, playwright, painter and critic, John Berger (1926-2017) is one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. Solo or in collaboration with Jean Mohr for example, he published more than 30 titles, the Booker Prize winning novel G and the best-seller Ways of Seeing. He has also published articles in the most important newspapers around the world.
He used to work and live in Quincy, a small French peasant community, the setting for his trilogy Into their Labours.
Painters, cineasts, writers, dancers, curators have been and are still inspired by his work, this website is a window on these TODAY creations.