Sargent's painting captures the idea that through art, man is able to transcend his surroundings. Most commentators don't know what to make of this painting. The reality on the other side of this window is just as real as the one we stand in now.
This week your host tries to break through to the other side using the art of John Singer Sargent as a… jumping off point. Also we get an update from our corespondent Peter Choyce. When we last heard from Peter (in “admissions of defeat”) he was heading to rehab, he is now free and living in the woods in North Carolina.