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Wislawa Szymborska, “Vermeer”

Posted on June 14, 2015 by ashok

Vermeer Wislawa Szymborska (tr. Clare Cavanagh & Stanislaw Barańczak) So long as that woman from the Rijksmuseum in painted quiet and concentration keeps p...

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Aubrey Beardsley, “The Death of Pierrot” (1896)

Posted on January 4, 2015 by ashok

The clown’s passing is not unremarkable. “The thinness of [Beardsley’s] tragically elegant lines suggest the breaking off of everything”...

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Exhibition: “Bouquets,” French Still-Life Painting from Chardin to Matisse

Posted on December 21, 2014 by ashok

“Bouquets” runs from October 26, 2014 to February 8, 2015 at the Dallas Museum of Art. 1. That morning, the job interview did not happen. I was misl...

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Maiko Shioda, “let me dream”

Posted on March 29, 2014 by ashok

With thanks to Mark Alonzo and Coco Rico Sharing one’s dreams is very risky.  It could be interpreted as an act of incredible shamelessness or bravery. Ma...

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George Romney, “Young Man with a Flute”

Posted on March 18, 2014 by ashok

The cutest and saddest thing happened while I was staring at this. Some little girl was being led by her Dad past this painting. She slowed a bit and attempted ...

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Student of Political Philosophy. Writes too much, badly needs an editor. Everything on this blog will eventually be revised or eliminated. The hope of this blog is to present you varied, thoughtful works, ones not typically engaged online. Contact me.

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