What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory

Legendary artist Brian Eno and writer/visual artist Bette Adriaanse present a major new work exploring the meaning and purpose of art.Why do we need art?

What Art Does is an invitation to explore this vital question. It is a chance to understand how art is made by all of us. How it creates communities, opens our worlds, and can transform us.Curious and playful, richly illustrated, full of ideas and life, it is an inspiring call to imagine a different future.

The first new book from Brian Eno in almost thirty years, illustrated in full colour.His previous book A Year With Swollen Appendices (1996) was reissued by Faber in 2020. The reissue has sold almost 6,000 copies to date.The book continues a period of high activity for Brian including the premiere of Eno, the world’s first generative documentary film, plus new collaborations with artists including Coldplay and Fred Again.Brian and Bette will be launching the book with a special event at the British Library in January and will be on the cover of the Guardian books supplement on publication.Social Media Stats: Facebook 548,000, Instagram 250,000, Twitter 61,000. Brian also has a very active Website/Newsletter and Webstore.