He should be well positioned to explore my problem in the abstract and, unlike my friends, to avoid getting trapped in the inadequacies of my examples.

他应该会以抽象的方法探讨我提出的问题，而不会像我的朋友们那样陷入我举出的不恰当的例子里面去的。

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But inside, an entirely different aesthetic prevailed: Abstract Expressionist paintings by family friends and frequent visitors like Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Barnett Newman were positioned beside Minimalist sculptures by the sisters' father, Tony Smith, who was both a celebrated art theorist and something of a homebody.

WSJ: Kiki and Seton Smith, Sisters and Artists