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March 12, 2010March 12, 2010 - Uncategorized

the second naïveté: notes about the artist who retreats

Below is a painting by Syd Barrett (1946-2006), a founding member of the English band Pink Floyd who left the group…

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February 19, 2010February 19, 2010 - Uncategorized

Art as Inheritance, part 1: That Lingering Smile

This will be something of a long and meandering trip, only to wind up back where we started. But I…

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