Iowa Review, April 1st, 2006
"Life is a gift, from those who have it and know it to those who don't have it and don't know it." -Amedeo Modigliani Only one man in Paris knew how to dress, said Picasso, and that was Modigliani. Picasso, who dressed up like a college professor, perhaps meant to diminish his rival with a backhanded compliment, but coverings and uncoverings in the era of modern art carry extended significance. The single crime with which Picasso reproached himself-in a life remarkable for acts worthy of self-reproach-was once during his early years of poverty in Paris to paint over a Modigliani canvas. Art h...
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