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Come inside where it’s okay / And I’ll shake you, ooh ooh – Big Star, “Thirteen”
There are two moments in film guaranteed to make the ol’ Spleen tear up every time. The first comes from Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love, following the de...
As with all forms of inquiry, there is a necessary coefficient of redundancy that attends the best art. Mike Cloud’s feverishly provisional paintings certainly embraced this truth some time ago. Malformed canvases, amputated wooden spoons,...
Preface: Is it a dick move to rain on an exhibition’s parade the day it closes? Maybe. But I feel baffled by the praise this show received from nobodycritic on Instagram and Alan Pocaro in NewCity. Both reviews seem to have significantly in...
Last January, I said something that more or less equated to me promising reviews on a bi-weekly basis, which I obviously didn’t do. As 2024 dragged on, I became increasingly dissatisfied with exhibition reviews and my writing in general. I’...
A shattered window is one of habitation’s many ubiquities. It’s a sign of something left behind. Interrupted. Maybe both. Causes may include inclement weather; vandals (righteous, petty, or malign); and youth dreaming of sports stardom rath...
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