What We Are Reading Today: ‘Paths to the Absolute’ by John Golding

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Updated 23 October 2023
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Paths to the Absolute’ by John Golding

From Mondrian’s bold geometric forms to Kandinsky’s use of symbols to Pollock’s “dripped paintings,” the richly diverse movement of abstract painting challenges anyone trying to make sense of either individual works or the phenomenon as a whole.

John Golding makes a powerful case that at its best and most profound, abstract painting is heavily imbued with meaning and content.

Through a blend of biography, art analysis, and cultural history, “Paths to the Absolute” offers remarkable insights into how a sense of purpose is achieved in painting.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Disease of Boredom’ by Josefa Ros Velasco

Updated 01 February 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Disease of Boredom’ by Josefa Ros Velasco

Boredom visits all of us at some point. Sometimes it is fleeting. Other times it is deep, lasting, or profound. We even experience it in groups.

Boredom can be so intolerable that some are willing to do almost anything just to escape it. In this provocative and eloquently argued book, Josefa Ros Velasco invites us to listen to the voice of boredom, explore the reasons behind it, and allow it to guide our actions and return us to a place of satisfaction.

She shows how boredom is a phenomenon that torments us when reality does not meet our expectations.