◇ After
Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) · Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, 1886
The robed frontal stance, the right arm raised, a flame burning above the hand. The face under the drapery is Lennon in wire-rims. A faint Aztec sun-stone sits behind.
“After” is the old gallery word for a work made in open conversation with another. It is a lineage, not a shortcut.
◇ Piece Room
No owners on the platform yet. The room is waiting for the first.