This painting is like sliding down a glacier. It stings. Arctic air clasps your neck but you lean into the burning pain. A flash of blue and shard of black. Arms up. Hands waving away the sunlight as you descend into a blinding tunnel. I hope we never reach the bottom. This is Arboretum Present … Continue reading Dogwood
Martin Puryear
Have you ever wanted to crawl into a piece of art? A flattened whisk. The skeleton of a melted broom. Whatever it is, I wanted to be closer to it. Lever #2 by Martin Puryear is one of the first things you see when entering Generation: A History of Black Abstract Art. I kept circling … Continue reading Martin Puryear
Cosmology of Monsters
"...life makes monsters of everyone, but it's always possible to come back. Pain and death are real, but so are love, and family, and forgiveness." A quote from my favorite book of the year, A Cosmology of Monsters.
Childhood games
Like a rocking horse in the sky. Childhood games are as big as we believe them to be. This Jeff Koons installation moves with the weather. Grows and fades with the seasons. It's such a commanding and fun introduction to the outdoor sculptures at Glenstone. The full-bloom version of Split-Rocker is here.
Atlanta Playlist
Just a few of the audible essentials when I'm driving down Ponce. Lemonade // Gucci Mane Bad Bad Bad // Young Thug Gang Gang // Migos Bad and Boujee // Migos Yuck! // 2 Chainz Flip // Future Wheelz of Steel // Outkast B.O.B // Outkast No Hands // Waka Flock Flame Asap // T.I. … Continue reading Atlanta Playlist
The Jam 