Ben Hamilton

Do Manet’s asparagus remind you of your struggling long-term relationship?

Art can heal, argue Alain de Botton and John Armstrong in Art as Therapy. If they had their way the Tate Modern would have a 'Gallery of Suffering' and a 'Gallery of Compassion'

To gaze at Manet’s asparagus and to see a reflection of your struggling long-term relationship might not be the best way to approach a painting ["1996-98 AccuSoft Inc., All right"] 
issue 04 January 2014
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  • Art as Therapy

    Alain de Botton and John Armstrong

    Phaidon, pp. 200

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