The Wall Street Journal Online has an interesting article by Ed Ward on the “Drawn Blank Series” in Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Germany; i.e. the exhibition of Bob Dylan’s paintings. It’s one of the more enlightening write-ups I’ve seen on the exhibition. (Thanks to Carol for the tip.)

The museum has certainly given Mr. Dylan’s daubs an imposing overture. The first gallery before one reaches the “Drawn Blank” show is a round room with several of Georg Baselitz’s huge oils and one imposing sculpture. But it becomes clear in the next room that Mr. Dylan is no mere Sunday painter, either. One of the first works one sees is “Two Sisters,” a nicely ambiguous picture of two women on a bed, one clothed, her gaze outwards, and the other clad only in a brassiere, regarding her. In this first of two versions, both women appear happy; the clothed woman sports a wedding ring. Her sister seems to be whispering some joke to her. In the second one, the situation is less well-defined, with the clothed woman seemingly in despair and her sister consoling her.

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