

The Imaginary Museum
Author: Ben Eastham
Narrator: Matt Bates
Unabridged: 2 hr
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: William Collins
Published: 08/06/2020
Categories: Nonfiction, Art, Social Science, Anthropology, Philosophy, Aesthetics
Author: Ben Eastham
Narrator: Matt Bates
Unabridged: 2 hr
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: William Collins
Published: 08/06/2020
Categories: Nonfiction, Art, Social Science, Anthropology, Philosophy, Aesthetics
"Art is not special: it happens all the time and every day." Eastham's essay about contemporary art brought me joy as he grabbed my hand and took me on a journey of his imaginary art museum with characters and unique art at every turn. He also pushed me to reflect on my own judgments and perspective......more
Published in 2020, this is Eastham’s creative essay on the appreciation of contemporary art. It is structured as a tour around Eastham’s imaginary museum, and weaves together elements of his own history with art, discussion of specific pieces, and the big contemporary debates about what ‘counts’ as......more
I cannot stress enough how much I loved this essay. Eastham really gets it! I have been waiting for years for someone to actually describe the experience of going to a gallery and interacting with art in a way that reflects my own experience and Eastham does it so well here. I want to give this essa......more
As a current art student, this was one of those books that gave me the “you’re not alone” whiplash. If comfort and understanding is something you seek from your reading then Eastham will provide it to you. This short read is not only insightful but delightfully mischievous at the same time. I recomm......more
Maybe it was the joy of being on a sun lounger in rural France eating a mango ice lolly while reading this that made it so incredible or maybe it’s actually a wonderfully inventive, educational tour of the art world in an accessible and fascinating way? Read it yourself and find out.......more
Praise for Ben Eastham “A terrific, ferociously self-effacing writer”