An interesting juxtaposition of a visit to Cezanne and Beyond at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and a course conversation about "Against Method' in science and "Against Interpretation" in art. Some thoughts about the latter from an on-line forum ...
My old colleague and friend Eric Raimy posted some interesting thoughts in Facebook recently. Some excerpts for those who can't get there directly, followed by some thoughts of my own ...
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