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| Gwyn Pigott Steadfast 2009 porcelain National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
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| Bernhard Schobinger Necklace 2009 quartz and gold National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
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| John van der Woude Édouard Montpetit Station, Montreal 2009 C-print Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick |
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| Wouter Dam Object 2009 stoneware Kunstmuseum, The Hague |
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| David Klamen Untitled 2009 oil on paper McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas |
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| Wei Shen Self Portrait 2009 C-print North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh |
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| Chantal Joffe Self Portrait with Esme 2009 oil on linen Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston |
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| Scott Daniel Ellison Birthday Party 2009 acrylic on board NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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| Tamara Dean The Gathering 2009 inkjet print Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
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| Hannah Adad Raft of the Medusa 2 2009 C-print Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec |
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| Pip Comport Journey's End 2009 linocut Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
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| Melanie Matthieu Untitled (Geneviève Lagravière) 2009 gelatin silver print Kunstmuseum, The Hague |
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| Ad Gerritsen Pier Luigi Nervi (architect) 2009 oil on canvas Kunstmuseum, The Hague |
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| David Wolfe Mountain Portrait Hallett Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park 2009 oil on canvas Denver Art Museum, Colorado |
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| Stephen Tomasko Untitled (series, Winter was Hard) 2009 inkjet print Akron Art Museum, Ohio |
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| Lance Letscher Funny Hat 2009 collage on panel McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas |
A Misunderstanding
Just as his dream foretold, he met them all:
The smiling grimy boy at the garage
Ran out before he blew his horn; the tall
Professor in the mountains with his large
Tweed pockets full of plants addressed him hours
Before he would have dared; the deaf girl too
Seemed to expect him at her green chateau;
A meal was laid, the guest-room full of flowers.
More, their talk always took the wished-for turn,
Dwelt on the need for someone to advise,
Yet, at each meeting, he was forced to learn
The same misunderstanding would arise.
Which was in need of help? Were they or he
The physician, bridegroom and incendiary?
– W.H. Auden (1934)