Oscar Wilde was here

“The show’s curator, Daniel Malarkey, reread the letter while staying at the hotel last year. One quote stood out: “I have grown tired of the articulate utterances of men and things. The Mystical in Art, the Mystical in Life, the Mystical in Nature – this is what I am looking for.” That’s what Malarkey hopes to give Wilde with this show. “Every piece I’ve chosen has a mystical quality to it,” he says. He wants the works – all of which are for sale – to come together, then disperse, carrying with them a “Wildean perfume””.

 

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