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Goya, in the 80 prints that follow--most of which are in the MFA show--has depicted every evil, depraved and grotesque instinct of his society. An old woman says a rosary over a whore primping to ply her trade. A well-dressed, aristocratic woman steels teeth from a swinging corpse for use in a love potion. A group of desolate-looking monks sit drinking around a table--to this group, Goya has given a double-entendre title: "Estan Calientes" which means both "they're hot" and "they are in heat...
Finally, a reminder. The Goya show at the Museum of Fine Arts is the finest show of graphic work in this area since the similar one the MFA presented on Durer three years ago. I'll discuss it more thoroughly next week, but if you get a chance this weekend, go see it. It is outstanding...
...civic and historical interest than for its artistic merits, and there's nothing wrong with that. Goodwin's cityscapes are fun, if nothing else, and its always nice to know how your town looked and how people felt about it a couple of decades ago. Besides all that, the MFA is free on Sundays until 1 p.m., and the Degas exhibit is still hanging in two of its galleries...
...that much special with American art, especially non-contemporary works, all the more reason not to miss this treat. The museum's PR person, Janet Cox, says her art friends all think that the Fogg's Homers and Sargents are as good as the ones hanging in the MFA, and Janet wouldn't try to fool you. The exhibit has to come down soon because the watercolors don't do so well during the summer, so hurry on over...
Special Showings: Buster Keaton's The Navigator is playing for free at sundown tonight at the MFA. Gutman Library is showing Terry-Thomas's hysterical Make Mine Mink Thursday night...