twoness

This ease and equanimity first surfaces in the opening duet for the guardian-like figures whose twoness frames the dance, the willowy Kaitlyn Gilliland and Stephanie Petersen.

The 101 modern and contemporary artists in “The Double” prove the vital social impact of twoness.

Twoness, which seems so stable and basic, can speak to instability.

The 101 modern and contemporary artists in “The Double” prove the vital mental impact of twoness.

If twoness plays out across so many artistic dimensions — racial, sexual, aesthetic, cognitive — that may be because it’s more basic to art than even this show lets on: It turns out that even most single pictures are twins.