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Philippe Vergne on Nasreen Mohamedi

As part of the Annual Guide to Galleries, Museums and Artists (A.i.A.'s August issue), we preview the 2014-15 season of museum exhibitions worldwide. In addition to offering their own top picks, our…

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  Philippe Vergne
• Jul 28, 2015 11:50 am

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Roving Eye: Studio Show

In my final installment, I have more of a roving mind than a "roving eye." Writing this column has been an interesting exercise, and the difficulty has been one of selective memory, and of finding t…

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  Philippe Vergne
• Oct 3, 2011 2:20 pm

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Roving Eye: Shadows of Twombly

Traveling eyes more than roving eyes this week. I was in Houston to attend the Cy Twombly memorial at the Menil Collection, where the artist has a permanently installed gallery of works created in a…

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  Philippe Vergne
• Sep 26, 2011 3:29 pm

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Roving Eye: After Robert Bresson

I welcomed the ascetic French director Robert Bresson twice yesterday. Total serendipity, Au Hazard Balthazar. His first appearance came as I was contemplating the work of Barbara Probst and her…

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  Philippe Vergne
• Sep 16, 2011 4:50 pm

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Roving Eye: Opening and Closing Words for Summer

The summer is a good moment to reflect and to meditate on why we do what we do. The mind vacates the tasks and is able to rejoin the mind, this place just behind the eyes. Summer is the time when we…

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  Philippe Vergne
• Sep 9, 2011 5:02 pm