NEW YORK 16
Dawn Scannell was my very first muse. Her near militant force of presence in the dance studio made me feel like what we could do together would be critically important. It helped me believe that my perfectionist viewpoint would be possible to manifest, always, because here it was, in front of me and available to…
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I remember when I was in high school at NC School of the Arts, we spoke in terms of how famous we would be. We aspired to a vision of fulfilling the artist’s potential, as scale. How known will I be? A big, golden door would open and we would step through into the realm…
Read MoreThe Unexpected Joy of Internet Art
New York Times culture writer Sophie Haigney takes a survey of what is happening in digital art and shares the “unexpected joys of the lockdown”. From the article published Aug. 26, 2020: “With the closures of museums around the world, we’ve been kept at an odd distance from physical artwork. Though some American museums have…
Read MoreTexas 13
The Austin, TX Fusebox Festival asked me to write an essay to include with the performance of sculptor and choreographer Magdalena Jarkowiec. Included are some studio images I shot of her with her fabric sculptures. A Smiling Giant It is very different to be very tall in this world. Anonymity is impossible and one must…
Read MoreTennessee 02
I hope I don’t lose you here. I’m not prone to magical thinking. When people tell me that the universe is telling them something, all I hear is their inability to take responsibility for their life and choices. But I’ve been obsessively listening to the recordings of a clairvoyant. His name is Paul Selig and…
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Yesterday, I walked face-first into a plate glass window. I was somewhat distracted by reading an article on the wall next to it, but when I walked into it, it was straight ahead, eyes forward – then the shock of light and air condensing into hard ice and not understanding why I am stopped in…
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