Rather than making viewers weep, like “Guernica,” it challenges you to live within grief’s borders, to acquiesce, to be sad ... the piece some of that hope for the human spirit art loves ...

“It’s a sad and beautiful world ... This is a piece of my puzzle, but it’s not a piece of everybody’s. So I don’t tell everybody, you know, go make art to stay sober.” ...

Written for a string orchestra, the piece observes the conventions ... And sorrowful art can bring solace. "When I'm sad and I listen to Elliott Smith, I feel less alone," Sachs says.

I always judge a piece of art by whether I’d put it on my wall ... It’s not the EO2’s fault that its light makes my eyes sad. I’ll just say that maybe you should wait to drill holes ...

Wade, Jasmine Zelaya’s “Sad Girls,” at Art League Houston ... sociopolitical crises of the past two years. For me, those pieces have another layer of meaningful urgency.