“Here We Are” and the question of what to do with unfinished art
Stephen Sondheim’s last work is a rollicking musical—for the act that he probably wrote
NON-FINITO art can be arresting. Think of a delicate sculpture protruding from a monolith or a swathe of bare canvas in an otherwise detailed painting. Such artworks give the viewer pause. Did the creator intend the effect or simply stop halfway through?
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “(Sort of) by Sondheim”
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