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Simon michael schama, cbe born february 1945 is a british historian specialising in art history, dutch history, and french history. National book critics circle award winner rough crossings. The power of art is simon schamas latest work on the subject of art. He concentrates not just on the art history as such, but mainly on the relationship between the work and the historical context of its creation, as this touches the. Power of art began as an idea for the current television series and spilled over into a book. Simon schama on the unsettling power of art december 20, 2006 we usually look at art in the hushed, reverential surroundings of museums and galleries and that, argues writer and art. The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things.
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