A Balthus Notebook Florian Krewer expanding the narrative around her

expanding the narrative around her work beyond her association with the Bay Area Mission School and the Beautiful Losers artists

arriving in the Bay of Naples by battleship

and the Mother Teresa Award for Social Justice

celebrating the inexhaustible capacity of painting to generate new conversations across time

the 3 black ink fountain pens in metallic Gold

A Balthus Notebook Florian Krewer expanding the narrative around herIn his 1989 book on Balthusthe storied and controversial artist who worked in Paris throughout the twentieth centuryGuy Davenport gives one of the most nuanced, literary, and compelling readings of the work of this master. Reading it today highlights the change in perspectives on sexuality and nudity in art in the past thirty years. Written over several years in his notebooks, Davenports distinct reflections on Balthuss paintings try to explain why