The second panel has been interpreted as a precursor of sorts to the artist's stark and curvaceous "Blue Nudes, " cutouts from 1952 and, perhaps, a reference to Scheherazade herself.
In one of the most exciting design stories of the week, MAD Architects' curvaceous Absolute Towers popped up in Canada, and MVRDV's pixelated DNB NOR Bank Headquarters also came to fruition in Oslo.
On a recent show, for instance, her character reacts to the appearance of her estranged boyfriend and his curvaceous date by furiously scratching her own neck as if she's breaking out in hives.