◇ After
Self-Portrait (1889) · Vincent van Gogh, 1889
The head on the right keeps the frontal stare, the hollow cheeks, the cropped red beard and the open blue collar. Warhol leans in from the left in a white wig and red glasses to kiss his cheek.
“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.