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Jonas is the subject of two revelatory exhibitions now on view in New York—along with the MoMA retrospective (through July 6), the Drawing Center is presenting a survey of works on paper, “Animal, Vegetable, Mineral,” through June 2. When I try to get an overview of Jonas’s work, I often consider the title of a work of hers from 1973: Glass Puzzle. I saw a version of this piece in her 2018 retrospective at London’s Tate Modern—Glass Puzzle II, which is dated 1974/2000 and incorporate...

Since the beatnik heyday of the 1950s and '60s, audience members at storytelling and poetry slam performances have shown their appreciation with finger snaps rather...

    I posted here a few days ago about Dante and the salvation of the unevangelized. (see “Catholic theology made no such provision”), based

    My wife and I just finished hosting our regular monthly book group, which is officially titled The Gadianton Polysophical Marching and

Daily readings at tomb honor Dante 700 years after his death COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 20 1of20School children stand in front of poet Dante Alighieris tomb, in Ravenna, Italy, Saturday, May 8, 2021. Italy is honoring its great poet in myriad ways on the 700th anniversary of his death, with new musical scores and gala concerts, exhibits and dramatic readings against stunning backgrounds in every corner of the land.Antonio Calanni/APShow MoreShow Less 2of20...