The unidentifiable figure, an Iranian Everyman, seems about to take a cautious step forward — or, more sinisterly, dangles suspended in space. Perhaps the primary problem is a confusion over art history, spelled out in the catalog. Rejecting linear history — a traditional viewpoint in which the past leads to the present — the show instead considers the present to be an accessible frame through which the past can be understood. I suspect that presuming that the art of the present is easily, universally appreciated will come as a surprise to many. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦‘In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art’Where: LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 04, 2018 13:52 UTC