Art and Therapy

Fascinating, very accessible and often funny, this book offers to see art in a new light by revealing its therapeutic virtues. Internationally renowned, its authors show through examples how certain works make it possible to manage the stress and turbulence of modern life. The chapters on love, nature, money and politics describe how art helps to overcome many daily difficulties, from building lasting and harmonious relationships to coming to terms with one's own death. - Alain de Botton is the author of bestsellers in more than 30 countries, including How Proust can change your life, The Consolations of Philosophy, Status Anxiety and Religion for Atheists. He founded The School of Life in London in 2008, which provides advice for better everyday living in the form of courses, workshops and debates around the world. In 2009, he created Living Architecture, an institution that aims to make high-end architecture accessible to everyone. John Armstrong is a British philosopher and art historian working at the University of Melbourne. He is the author of several bestselling books, including The Intimate Philosophy of Art and Conditions of Love. - A book co-authored by prolific philosopher and essayist Alain de Botton, founder of The School of Life, and philosopher and art historian John Armstrong