At the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., a thrilling new show, “The Double,” proves the surprising power of duplication. By Blake Gopnik At the very start of “The Double: Identity and ...

While many of the works on view need no introduction, such a preface is certainly helpful – after all, The Double: Identity and Difference in Art since 1900 is making history. It is the first major ...

“The Double: Identity and Difference in Art Since 1900” exhibit at the National Gallery of Art explores identity, double vision, copies, mirror reversals, shadows, twins and alter egos.

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