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I haven’t slept in a week. Every night I toss and turn in bed, unable to fall asleep. Lidia grumbles beside me and pokes me with her elbows. Only then am I able to settle down, but I’m not able to take my eyes off the painting on the wall. The full moon slips in through the window, illuminating a copy of “Black Square and Red Square” by Kasimir Malevich. I acquired it last month on doctor’s orders: “Art will bring you relief. Nothing too complicated at first, okay?” So that’s what I did. A white background yields to a regular-sized black square and a smaller, more intense red one, below and to the right. The painting couldn’t be simpler, right? But no sooner had the guy from the Gallery hung it facing my bed, a question lodged in my mind: “What does this work express?” Claudio G del Castillo translation by George Henson
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:03:53 +0000

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