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The article highlights major art exhibitions in 2026, including shows on Cezanne's later works in Basel, Edmonia Lewis's sculptures across the US, a comprehensive Raphael survey at the Met, Duchamp's revolutionary pieces at MoMA, and a focus on Iranian modern art pre-revolution at Vancouver Art Gallery, showcasing a diverse range of historical and contemporary art.
This essay explores the misunderstood legacy of Edgar Allan Poe and his vision for establishing a classical culture in the newly formed American Republic. Poe's goal was to create a national literary journal called The Stylus that would uphold the standards of a truly literate society. However, his untimely death prevented the realization of this project, and instead, the decline of classical literature and the rise of Modernism took place. Modernist art rejected the idea of universal truth and beauty, embracing the arbitrary and the ugly. The essay argues that revisiting Poe's artistic vision and recognizing the importance of the poetic principle could lead to the revival of a high culture in literature.