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August 3, 2023Freud never said that sometimes a cigar is only a cigar, but whoever did so was right. Can an image with considerable iconic suggestiveness be only itself? Can a goldfinch be only a...
June 5, 2023When the Hispanic Society Museum and Library on Audubon Terrace in upper Manhattan reopened its doors last week, its first visitors in six years were greeted by the masterwork...
May 1, 2023It is no easy task to convert catastrophe into beauty, especially in the visual arts. With brushes and palette alone, can a painter confer upon the tragedy of Christ’s death...
