pretty tough

  A man with a German accent, grinning and pointing, asked what I thought of his teeth implants. Discolored, he Continue reading →

notes on exile no.3: arete

  Previous: Notes on Exile no.2 Bus company lanyards dangling over gingham or knock-off Ralph Lauren or Red Sox  swag, Continue reading →

notes on exile no.2: monsters

  Previous: Notes on exile no.1 We joked about finding my next ex-husband, my plans to build a gay bohemian Continue reading →

notes on exile no.1: this week

The performance was constrained, conveying Dietrich’s masculinity and Bowie’s otherworldly androgyny; a thing inflected with intensity both subtle and thrilling. Continue reading →

gallery reflection no.1

  “The whole time,” my friend said after the man left the gallery, “I wanted so say, ‘you know, he’s Continue reading →

Current Juncture: New Works by Helen Grimm

  Helen Grimm recently invited me to visit her studio in Truro, MA. Connected to an early-nineteenth century farmhouse that Continue reading →

Matthew Capaldo: New Work

  Matthew Capaldo’s paintings somehow achieve a precise balance between familiarity and mystery. And maybe that’s why they always appear Continue reading →

variation on witness & urgency

[These are welcoming remarks I offered as emcee of Goddard College’s MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts Program Commencement, 31 January 2016.] Continue reading →