• 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: 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, Provocative Art Critic, Dies at 90" by Randy Kennedy, www.nytimes.com. January 2, 2017.