Not exact matches
Over a series of articles, we will approach this question of human identity and dignity: exploring the history of the term «person» up to its eventual definition by St. Boëthius; investigating the
deepening of
understanding given the definition by St. Thomas Aquinas; and overviewing contemporary
understanding as found in the
writings of Karol Wojtyła (St. John Paul II).
I wanted to address his role within that history, but I thought his
writings on the death of his mother were as beautifully written and as important to the meaning of his work as his long description of a conversation with John Cage, I knew his remembrances of the painful experience of immigration
deepened one's
understanding of his landmark 1950 essay, «The Wandering Soutine.»
Eugenie Tsai provides a curatorial overview of the exhibition, which includes early
writings, drawings, and other work with religious, erotic, and pop culture motifs that
deepen our
understanding of Smithson's diverse practice.