devil's pie
ofili at zwirner through nov. 3
chris ofili, british-nigerian star of the young british artists movement, has a mini-exhibition at david zwirner on 19th st. i've loved this guy since seeing his work in "sensation" in high school. art is a process of decision-making. now that i am an old fuck i only have time to study art recreationally, rather than academically. despite forming close friendships with several members of the boston art community, i never took an art course in college, misguidedly deciding instead to pursue a joyless concentration in biology. when i look at ofili's work and roll thoughts around in my mind, i think about how history of art and architecture is about picking apart at something a person has created. just like the study of literature, studying art is about deconstructing and analyzing the minutiae of another person's decision-making process. ofili's work embodies the process of making art. every step of his pieces is fun and full of action and youth.
i feel exhausted. work is so deliciously intense and frenetic but it leaves me wiped out. all i have strength for when i get home is reading the journal and maybe a quick jog. i don't get any rest on the weekends either, just 4 or 5 hours in the gym, then 4 or 5 hours of things to do, then 4 or 5 hours of going out.
"chillin in that drop. and still i feel
as if i'm nothing more than a hamster in a wheel."
i can't go out any more. it's burning my energy and also a huge hole in my wallet. i need all my money to buy luxury consumer goods and extortionate plane tickets.
