2 1 s t c e n t u r y

opening tomorrow

darin klein + friends present, with suzanne wright:

the third annual queer pile-up! and the release of

21st century queer artists identify themselves #4


the show runs november 26 - december 1, 2012 

at foryourart / 6020 wilshire blvd los angeles, ca

t c

torreya cummings / strangefamiliars / at southern exposure

"There is, as will appear later, an element of undergoing, 

of suffering, in its large sense, in every experience. 

Otherwise there could be no taking in of what preceded. 

For "taking in" in any vital experience, 

is something more than placing something 

on top of consciousness over what was previously known. 

It involves reconstruction which may be painful." 


John Dewey

w e d , a p r 7

here is where i'm from: that humid sound outside your window, leaves and children passing during the day, frigid morning, kitchen in dark. turn off the radio. blast the car with mountain orange air. laying against the sharp angle of your back, grass finds its way between my toes. remember that apple: the one we took for a ride that time. let's begin again and again.

oh you who sighs

oh you who sighs

may god give you relief

oh you who sighs

be patient amid your sighs

be patient amid your days of loneliness

time will pass and you will fall in love

oh you who sighs

your nights are long

and sadness makes them even longer

time becomes etched in your face

oh you who sighs

may god give you relief

oh you who sighs


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c h a i n l e t t e r

the chain seems to have been broken. the SF show is BS. 

i cursed the gallery using hoodoo magic. and that was my piece.

c h a i n l e t t e r

my good new jersian friend stephen wuensch recently asked me to participate in chain letter 2011, a group show taking place in more than ten cities across the world, organized through a chain letter.

originated by christian cummings and doug harvey in 2006, the show will potentially include thousands of artists in simultaneous exhibition. with invitations dispensed based on feelings of 'admiration', it activates the idea of community as a living support system — jumping borders, mediums, and experience, and drawing attention to the important value of friends and champions. in time i hope to say more about those i passed my letter to.

meanwhile, come to the opening at noma gallery if you're in san francisco on saturday july 16th. 5 to 8 pm. i hope to see you there!