if you love aesthetic through lines, opinionated women, and the idea that life is also art-- you might love perusing Living Modern, a book including pictures of G with her home, her clothes (some she made and some that were made for her), her art, etc. she really knew what her deal was, and made it everything.
Crazy shit!! Ludicrously intricate paintings that are often about how human geographies are formed; you could look at these for hours and hours and hours… a good chunk her work is in the MoMA so if y’all are around there and haven’t seen her stuff… I mean…
I will have to revisit on my own one day as I didn‘t get to linger as much as I’d like (Rachel Weiss was standing in front of a wall I wanted to stand in front of for a long time.) The work is demanding, alluring, and felt somewhat mystical to me. I don’t know much at all about this artist yet, but if you like abstract painting, I recommend a visit.
Life gets exponentially better when you become entrenched in your city’s local music scene. Obviously, I’m absolutely spoiled that for me that’s Montreal, which I unbiased truly believe has one of the best independent scenes in North America. But, you save money when some of your fave bands play for $10-$20. Through COVID, and sadly too long after, I was just doing my radio show in this loner little bubble, not connecting with the people whose music I was playing, feeling super creatively stifled. But, since pushing myself out of the house, I’ve felt like part of actual community. Like you can go to a show alone and I promise someone will talk to you and you can make a friend!! Also, getting to turn your friends onto small acts is so fun. Anyways, stan HAWA B.