'Pollak's Arm', by Hans von Trotha: 'Laocoon' is among us. The German writer tells the story of the renowned antiquarian and advisor to great collectors Ludwig Pollak.
The tension between the exasperated gestures and the spirals of the beasts that are garlanded on the bodies is a “pregnant moment” that has dominated the universal imagination for centuries. A current version of the Hellenistic myth would be those dark heroes who reveal the secrets of governments and are unjustly punished.