The hidden meaning in an art symbol: the kiss

The coronavirus is stealing so much of our humanity. In recent days we wrote on FirstOnLine about the hug as an iconic, symbolic, essential manifestation in human relationships. Two people approaching, intertwining arms and bodies represent the vastest palette…
Magritte and the apotheosis of denial: "reality is not what it is"

“Ceci n'esta pas une pipe” is the symbolic work of the Belgian painter and, in its candor, so intriguing as to convince a sophisticated thinker like Foucault to dedicate an essay with the same title to him. Foucault comes to see there a decisive turning point in the path of art…

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