A work of art like this is not a puzzle. And that is precisely the point: if there is no solution, then perhaps we should change the way we look at it. Stop saying ‘this work means’ and limit ourselves, at least for once, to saying ‘this work is’ 

An art professor, De Chirico, Victor Hugo and a night-time getaway on a moped. Some stories seem made up, whilst others are precisely because of this well worth telling