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Art is not read through oppositions: notes against the shortcuts of the gaze

Art is not read through oppositions: notes against the shortcuts of the gaze

by Giacomo Castagnini | 24 Apr, 2026 | Art Criticism

Someone looks at a work by Ibrahim Mahama, sees a sewn, torn, weathered jute sack, and thinks of Burri. That sack climbs a wall, wraps a sail, binds an architectural structure, and the reflex immediately changes name: Christo and Jeanne-Claude. It is a shortcut so...

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