John William Waterhouse’s Hylas and the Nymphs, Manchester Art Gallery, and Contextualizing Art

As reported on the Manchester Evening News, BBC, Guardian, and ABC, the Manchester Art Gallery removed John William Waterhouse’s Hylas and the Nymphs with the stated intent that its removal (a supposed artistic act itself) would encourage discussion about how to display such art in the future. Instead, the removal of Waterhouse’s painting seems at best …