And there I stand, lucky coincidence, alone in front of the pictures, observed only by friendly museum attendants. I only become aware of being alone in the third room, in front of the “girl reading a letter at the open window”. Just days away from the official opening of the biggest arts event of the year, which has gotten people across the world clicking in advance as if they were about tickets to a concert by pop superstar Taylor Swift.

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