(X)S vs. (X)L: A Tale of Two Art Fairs, Independent 20th Century and the Armory, 2022

1. Art fairs, like biennials, seek to create large-scale environments that exert their own gravitational pull. For a short period … More

Copy and Original: Drawings

A while back, I posted two sets of drawings on Instagram. Each pair consisted of a copy after an Old … More

Part I : Encounters I first encountered Li Qingzhao’s poetry in Robert Hass’s translation workshop at Berkeley. I was very … More

The heat came early this spring. By May, it was already hot. I was happy to head north in early … More

Set A A.1 : Albrecht Durer, Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples, from The Small Passion. c. 1508. Woodcut. Sheet: … More

I studied photography in college. I loved the process: going out to shoot, developing the film in my kitchen, quiet … More

Somewhere in my things, I think I still have a sheet from of paper that I took from a Felix … More

There’s been a bit of noise in the media around the high prices achieved during the Spring 2022 Auction Week … More

When the war began, I realized that I knew almost nothing about Ukraine. I could barely find it on a … More

A few weeks ago, I finally took the plunge and started taking a wax carving class. I’ve wanted to learn … More