A Quote by John Berger

Oil painting did to appearances what capital did to social relations. It reduced everything to the equality of objects. Everything became exchangeable because everything became a commodity.

John Berger

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Appearances Became Because Capital Commodity Did Equality Everything Objects Oil Oil Painting Painting Reduced Relations Social Social Relations

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John Berger
English - Novelist
November 5, 1926 - January 2, 2017

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