Altarpiece
Iconographies. Martyrdoms. Altarpiece, 2020 [The opinions expressed here are mine and they in no way involve my clients.]
Irony of the Negro Policeman
Number, breadth and complexity of the contents are inversely proportional to their mass penetration. 1 is better communicated than 2. It is a law that becomes embarrassing, on social media, in its evidence. The banality of evil Image: Jean-Michel...
Language is not nomenclature, it is mediation
[this photo (how many photos!?), the fact that it is today on the front page of NYT (Reuters), the moment in which it is published, the expressive level (does it seem like a dance?)] 'Language represents an original level of elaboration of...
“Don't do with two violins what you can do with one.” R. Bresson
“Don't do with two violins what you can do with one.” R. Bresson “Never music.” R. Bresson Prestigious obviousness: Pickpocket without Lulli would not be Pickpocket. Well, now I see people with their heads in a box say that this is...
worlds in world
Todd Heisler (NYTIMES) took this picture, it's on the first page of his newspaper today. What the informative photography is called upon to do: to put together worlds to give us a picture of what we see but don't look at (a woman is literally walking...
#indexicalvortex
The look of the valet seeks the spectator. The lines of his arms indicate the guard. The guard has a spear indicating the angel... Indexical vortex.