The Art of Noticing

The Art of Noticing

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"A picture in itself." Plus the Heard

Rob Walker
Aug 05, 2026
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One of the most fun book-promo events I’ve ever been a part of was leading a TAoN-style tour of the Dallas Museum of Art. I wrote about that here, but the relevant bit is that my “tour,” which encouraged museum-goers to pay attention to more than the art, included looking out museum windows.

So I was delighted to learn of David Hockney’s Contrejour in t…

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