From Monet we have above all the theme of passing time. That is how it is usually thought of. Of course, what is meant is the development of the theme. As many point out, this happens not only and not precisely. Monet himself speaks of something he defines as...

Two gazes lost in the void. Not in cell phones. Not on the street. Not even in daydreams, that place full of conscious distraction. Lost in a void that has substance and alters the surrounding reality. Let’s get to the point: the café tables float. There are no legs....

Baziotes might be a good goalkeeper, the embowed forms could help him fly from one post to the other. His round shapes, fields of colour with light and agile movements would do the trick. The defence line should be strong and would surely feature Ad Reinhardt at the...

I’d begin by discussing some attitudes in Manet’s practice that still make him relevant today, Olympia might come in handy for this purpose. Manet here wishes to update Titian (just as he will with Goya) bringing him to a register which isn’t courtly, but merely...