Art As Therapy by Alain de Botton
This book argues that art’s primary purpose is to serve our psychological needs, offering tools for hope, self-understanding, memory, and balance. It reframes museums and criticism as practical guides to life’s problems—love, work, anxiety, and sorrow—proposing thematic displays and therapeutic captions that connect artworks to everyday dilemmas. Through accessible analyses of paintings, sculptures, and design, it shows how engaging with art can cultivate empathy, resilience, and clearer values.
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- Published
- 2013
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 240
- Original Language
- English
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