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The Mossy Earth
If there’s no use (as some people have told me), Live it up! Or if you are looking forward to the Apocalypse or Doomsday consciously—or not, for religious or political reasons and/or mental issues, […]
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The Sage of Bedford—Stuyvesant
It just occurred to me that if people don’t live in or visit Bed-Stuy, they have never seen the simple immortal words of our resident philosopher, the unknown person (or persons) who provides gentle […]
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Guest Reviewer: Cecilia Whittaker-Doe, “Travels through a Life”: Joan Snyder’s Paintings at Canada
The first thought that resonates upon looking at Snyder’s work is how intentional and thoughtful the color is. And how clear and separate each color is, even colors painted on top of other colors; they […]
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A Christmas Present from Talking Pictures: Michael Gundlach scores Méduses (1965) by Jean Painlevé
Jellyfish can dance as you will see in this enchanting and seasonal underwater ballet filmed by Jean Painlevé, the playful surrealist of underwater photography, and scored and performed by the charming and whimsical musician Michael […]
What Meets The Eye
What Meets the Eye
Short Takes On the LES: Jess, Vera Iliatova, and Rodney Dickson
Jess is an artist that goes (falls?) down a lot of rabbit holes: obsessive layering of multiple picture puzzles, intricate paintings of obscure prints and photographs, deep dives into the occult; he is impossible to […]
What Meets the Eye
Say It Ain’t So–“The Last Picture Show” at Betty Cunningham
What I really, really like about the gallery is the bench and the couch. Now, before you take that as an insult, let me explain. Cunningham thinks the paintings she shows are worth looking at […]
Der Defätist / The Defeatist
Der Defätist / The Defeatist
long since
incremental costs gray luxury starling’s pearl dress embossed what do they do to not get crossed murmuration coming down to black earth while the sky is clouded & the fire can’t be lit so quarrelsome […]
Der Defätist / The Defeatist
base performance
ride the riddled loss this weighty cart of dinner & a movie mega with backbenchers in D flat minor for this lengthy run from Dune to Fiume Atreus’ currents of war or La Bohème […]
