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Seen Unseen @ Hinterland Art Space

Glimpses and glances; things too close. I search for minutes and minutes for a strangely hard-to-find pricelist trying to answer the first and shallowest question: “what is that?” Some reframing, revealing novel beauty; alot of creeping evil: ominous liquids, lifeless bodies, filth, mold, grime, and surveillance.

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Ten Feet Away: My 656 mile trip through New York City and the people I never met @ Super Ordinary (Steve Whittier)

Compositionally interesting, but it’s kind of just the subway? But the subway is fascinating! Sneaking looks at sneaky looks; everyday absurdities; people, in private, in public.

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Sweet Tooth: 1000 Desserts (that I ate) @ The Shoppe (Andrew Novick)

This should be twee and self-indulgent, and is, but might also be my favorite show of the night for its pure, bare exuberance. F-U-N fun.

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Real is a Feeling @ Gildar Gallery

Irony & blasphemy. A dog sits on a $1,200 blanket like “what?” There is a penis; there is a butt. Consumerism is a cult, beauty and religion are insidious lies, truth can be found either in cocaine and yelling or in being deliciously wry, impossibly subtle, and exceedingly clever. I'm getting too old and was probably always too earnest for this kind of thing but the show makes me feel smart sometimes, which is nice, and also makes me think and smile.1 Which, really, is all you can ask.

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Dialogue with the Unseen @ Leon Gallery (Georgann Low)

Chagall and cafés. Froo-frooey, new-agey, a heavy hand with a light touch and a full heart. Nothing new but mostly delightful. Drawing!

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