*       Let us read a picture–a picture of reading……in which we “see” two figures. Actually this “seeing” is a reading, a decoding, in which we begin with interpretive gestures so apparently simple and natural that we think of them as “seeing,” but we end by becoming more aware of our own share in constructing this visual text, as we bring more and more information from our other reading, from our experience of art, from our lives, to bear upon this process.   *

*       Robert Scholes Protocols of Reading   *

*       In a world where art is equated with status anxiety, in a world where wealth means a substantial collection of art: understood/misunderstood, appreciated/ignored, treasured or stashed, it’s essential to develop a genuine taste for beauty…just to put art in its proper perspective.   *

*       Begin as a gallery go-er and end up as gallery know-er.   *

*       Enjoy!   *

*       What could this possibly mean?   *