Meditation on the Theorem of Pythagoras Blanket

“Are you unfurling the—?”

a young asian woman with chin-length hair and a white sweatshirt looks down as she unfurls a black and white cotton blanket in front of her. the blanket replicates the cover of the spring 1973 edition of the paris review, which is dominated by a white on black image by mel bochner with a grid of dots emanating from each side of a right triangle, a meditation on the pythagorean theorem, it's called. a small chill white terrier sits in front of the blanket, which, like the 19th century nyc apartment where this is happening, is bathed in the bright raking light of the morning sun. a marble fireplace mantle behind the woman has an appropriate number of objets on it, and a small wood framed mirror. next to it is a small rhododendron in a pot. the left side of the photo is still in shadow. the blanket is supposed to begin shipping december 15 2025
photo: Scott Rossi via The Paris Review

“The limited-edition knit blanket rendition of the cover of issue no. 56 (Spring 1973), featuring Meditation on the Theorem of Pythagoras by Mel Bochner (1940-2025) that’s supposed to start shipping December 15th, but isn’t guaranteed for holiday delivery? Yeah. Yeah I am.”

Issue No. 56 Blanket, Mel Bochner (Limited Edition), $199 [theparisreview.org]