In Neo Rauch’s art, “events seem to take place in a parallel world . . . Alongside patches of preternatural calm, a discordant color breaks in, or a reptilian tail, or a burning backpack, or a Converse sneaker. The over-all effect is of allegorical painting, but these are allegories to which Rauch has thrown away the key.” (The New Yorker, 9/27/21)