Summer of 2017 at Moderna Museet in Malmö, Sweden. I encounter the painting Play of Thoughts (1970) by Annika Wide as part of the Malmö's Burning exhibit. It's like Alice in Wonderland but instead of down the rabbit hole, we're sliding into a glistening eye that's imbedded in a mouth. Image c/o Moderna Museet My … Continue reading Katy and Annika
Calvin, Frank and Pablo
Slide is one of my top 20 most played songs. It was released by Calvin Harris with vocals by Frank Ocean and Migos. The piano intro is followed by a beat that feels like we should be cruising the California coast in a convertible that probably goes too fast to be road legal. The song … Continue reading Calvin, Frank and Pablo
SZA and Matisse
I only recently came across a "Funk Wav" remix of The Weekend by SZA. Calvin Harris produced the song so I'm very into it. This upbeat version turns a vulnerable song about a fractured relationship into afterparty jam. And what's better is the cover art. My first thought after seeing the background and people holding … Continue reading SZA and Matisse
The Gulf Stream
"I learned living requires a kind of discipline; / A reverence for the law of gravity. // But I have wanted, / As I want when I look at the painting, / To unhouse my body." - Terrance Hayes I don't remember for which class I purchased Hayes' Hip Logic. But sometime between 2001 and … Continue reading The Gulf Stream
Dogwood
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
The Jam 