289 REWARDS AND REGRETS

Madison felt great accomplishment as she walked through the crowd. It hadn't been easy, not even for one second. Things had gotten so sour and distractingly negative that she had almost forgotten about her dream of being an art gallery owner and curator one day. But here she was, on the opening night of her very own establishment. "Hey, darling," she whispered as she stopped beside Isabella, who seemed deeply engrossed in studying the painting before her. "What exactly am I looking at right now?" "What do you see?" Madison asked in response, and Isabella tilted her head to inspect the painting further. "It looks like some sort of square-shaped thing." Madison snorted. "Wrong! That painting is called "Black Square" by the Russian artist Kazimir Malevich. It may look like a simple black square on a white background, but it's actually considered one of the most influential works of abstract art. Some people have interpreted it as representing a soaring eagle, a black hole, or even an