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few weeks ago they asked me to write an article on a painting by Hopper, the Nighthawks, and I, as a good researcher, went to find out. Because it is known or at the very least, learned from experience, that to comprehend a painting one must know its history as well as the artist and most importantly the context in the which it was painted. It is surely something universal, transcendent to both space and time and therefore readable over the course of hundreds of years. However, the interpretations change, along with how society and the world change and what was once able to be seen clearly, possibly decades ago, is now evident. What was unthinkable before, today could reveal the work to us in a totally different manner.Re-meaning a work through timeThis is similar to what I think happens when you see the work of Hopper's " Nighthawks", closed at the bar late in the evening, and in the window that resembles an aquarium, from the location of the characters that are who were observed.I believe that in this painting, Hopper wanted to give space to the viewer, allowing viewers to take in the quiet serene, well-detailed and peaceful scene that we are presented by the dark night.This space, conceived to be a place for active viewing could be the keystone that allows the work to be reinterpreted in the course of time, and to remain timeless, indestructible contemporary, and contemporary.The piece, which was created in 1942, isn't immediately attributable to an exact time period however it appears that the date of its creation can change according to the changes in the viewer, depending on the time in which the work is observed.In my opinion this is what is essential to reading, the space that is occupied to the reader Hopper wanted to create.I'll explain.In my research for information and news about Hopper's " Nighthawks" I was able to be aware of how many people have described it by highlighting these elements:"[...] the feeling of being empty in the world that's shimmering patina is beginning to fade. [...] The distinctively commercial character lies, the myths rip off their masks and show the world as a blurred reality, with no valid points of reference , immobilized by uncertainty and a lack of morality. "<img width="374" src="">The night and the transformationI am of the opinion that this interpretation is a little ambiguous, that is, it is an interpretation given in the context of society as well as by the dates attributed to the work of The United States between the 40s and 50s, in the economic boom that redefined social and cultural assets in the life of people, a society that is even a bit bourgeois, where nightclubs are viewed as places of isolation and despair, as well as a sense of emptiness.This is somewhat true and slightly not. https://openartimages.com/search/edward-hopper came across this painting, and without having studied it, it brought me lots of joy and peace, with its bright contrast and its quiet nocturnal quality.Perhaps, as a resident of a large busy and noisy metropolis, the night is one of those times where I can enjoy the city more calmly there are fewer people, fewer cars and less noise, more space between the streets to choose, and the best place to be, beneath the starless urban sky. The night is a different meaning for me from those who went to bars in the United States during the 40s as the sun's path down and the city is transformed into its face, the streets are more open and simple.We must not forget how society has transformed itself in more than half a century of social and cultural changes, between Pop and Rock culture, between the psychoedelic movement in the 1990s and 2000s.Personally, as a daughter of the 90s, I was also a night-time kid, and by growing up I'm referring to all the "formative" experiences that the night gave me. It is for me common to be out at night and walk around the neighborhood, and on Saturdays , looking for the best nightclub, dancing till dawn, riding a motorbike or car to find the last bar that is open to grab the croissant or hot pizza and where you can drink the last glass and light the last puff before dawn arrived. Perhaps from the 80s to the present, nightlife stopped in a way that scared those who stayed their homes (let's keep in mind the anti-prohibitionism movement and jazz movement and even the cursed Poets, all perfect evening owls) and has since become the place where many of the prominent personalities are able to enjoy the tranquility and security of the other nightclubs.Hopper's modern RealismNowadays? Hopper's painting reminds me of many scenes of real day life. It makes me feel happy and, in all likelihood, sympathetic, with the final three characters, who have with the bartender as he clears the bar in order to conclude a day and open another. The nocturnes want to rest in the quiet of their nightly companions. They meditate on their lives observing their surroundings through a glass, and meet as a tribe in the night, welcoming everyone and judging no one. It's not a coincidence that in the oldest ancestral civilizations such as the Indian one that the hour and a half before sunrise is known as Brahmamuhurta which is also known as the time of Brahma the most ideal time to dedicate yourself to prayer, meditation as well as study and reflection. In this time, the energies are more acute, intense but of tranquil, spiritual intensity.I don't see any solitude or empty space in Hopper's painting. I saw more of it in the streets that were gentrified in the night quarters. This is because even the right-thinking folks started going out in the evening.So that, even the most famous and oldest areas were transformed into consumer showcases as well as the spontaneous aggregations of people in the square were required to arrange their groups in line waiting to get their turn while the sound of the drums on the side of the street was slowed by police sirens. This is what worries me today, that the night is degraded by its sacred , timeless atmosphere as an occasion of aggregation for lone wolves, and becoming an unintentional and productive element of the system, demanding transparency and respectability in the darkest parts within the cities.