Art

Mirrors to Deflect Danger

Mirrors to Deflect Danger

Eleven years sober and another year older. Spent ten hours wandering through galleries with C., which is my favorite thing to do on this planet.
The Effects Are Deeper Than the Struggle to Remain Upright

The Effects Are Deeper Than the Struggle to Remain Upright

Why does the wind leave us feeling so exhausted and harassed?
The Games We Play in Museums

The Games We Play in Museums

After all these years, how well do I know her taste? How well does she know mine?
The Moment Dots Become a Pattern

The Moment Dots Become a Pattern

I've been stuck on the last 20% of a story I'm writing about a haunted frequency, so I went to the museum to shake some ideas loose.
Tiny Figures Among the Stones

Tiny Figures Among the Stones

A floppy-eared dog gnawed a bone while a clown smiled above the bed.
Violent Light

Violent Light

I still find myself stopping in the street, stunned by how low the clouds hang on this island.
They’re Making Video Poems About the 1990s

They’re Making Video Poems About the 1990s

Evensong

Evensong

The Faces of His Subjects Melt in the Rain

The Faces of His Subjects Melt in the Rain

Ecce Homo

Ecce Homo

Maybe it's limbic and hardwired, this desire to see the divine rather than hear or touch.
Extension

Extension

There are over a thousand responses from visitors now, far more than we anticipated at this point.
Respiration

Respiration

Temptation

Temptation

Devotional Image

Devotional Image

A Longing Almost Too Painful to Witness

A Longing Almost Too Painful to Witness

The Galleries Were Mostly Empty

The Galleries Were Mostly Empty

October 17, 2020

October 17, 2020

The Origin of Shadow Puppets

The Origin of Shadow Puppets

Sometimes I find comfort in a two-thousand-year-old myth about a Chinese emperor.
Ruins

Ruins

Interference

Interference

Denial

Denial

Countryside

Countryside

March 7, 2020

March 7, 2020

Future

Future

A Robot Scanned the Fading Canvas of a Rembrandt

A Robot Scanned the Fading Canvas of a Rembrandt

Earnest, Curious, and Raw

Earnest, Curious, and Raw

Decree #1 on the Democratization of Art

Decree #1 on the Democratization of Art