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When Ordinary is Extraordinary

French-Canadian artist Yechel Gagnon makes landscapes that have all the delicacy of Asian art. Mountains reach for the sky in “Captant nuages et vents” (Capturing Clouds and Winds). The work is so spare it’s almost abstract: simple brown lines trace out the ridgeline and amber shadows suggest the mountain’s heft. You could be forgiven for […]

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