Alexander Calder, 1971.

Illustration by René Gruau

“And we all know love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating.”

Alberto Moravia

(Photo by Sophie Bassouls)

“Life is a shitstorm, in which art is our only umbrella.”

Mario Vargas Llosa

(Photo by Sophie Bassouls)

“Come sleep with me: We won’t make Love. Love will make us.”

Julio Cortázar

(Photo by Sophie Bassouls)

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

1953

Buster Keaton

Play of Light, Los Angeles, 1912.

Photo by Louis Fleckenstein

Shirley MacLaine

Paul Delvaux: “Deux Femmes Couchées,” 1945.

Adrian Ghenie: Pie Fight Study 2, 2008.

Street Art by Aida Sulova, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

NYC, 1980.

Photo by Helen Levitt