Before I went away to graduate school, my experience of Europe was largely of Central Europe. Dresden was the first…
Warmly: Hilary Pecis at Rachel Uffner
If I were to buy just one painting from the Hilary Pecis show at Rachel Uffner, it would be Angel…
Marginalia 1: Death on Chrystie
I wrote this piece a few weeks ago, and then sat on it. But last week, an Instagram post from…
City Lights, City Glamour: Tabboo! paints New York
Go see the Tabboo! show, on now at Karma and Gordon Robichaux–it will make you happy. The large ones are…
Days of Sorrow, Days of Lead: 2. Five Days In
Today is February 28, 2022. In Taiwan, this day marks the anniversary of the White Terror. It also marks the…
Days of Sorrow, Days of Lead: 1. Russia invades Ukraine
Today is February 25, 2022. It is a dreary day in New York. I woke up at 5:30 this morning…
2 Years of Pandemic Reading
I keep meaning to write a series of short essays discussing my favorite books of the past year, but I…
The Leonardo Business
I have a new piece up on Ars Longa, “The Leonardo Business.” I hope you’ll take a look, and let…
Ars Longa, a belated introduction, and some scattered thoughts on publishing
When I first started writing, I wrote out of sheer desire. I had all kinds of reasons for why the…
Notes on Thanksgivings Past
I wrote this back in September, when it was still almost 80 degrees out, and I had no reason to…