At dinner recently, I heard a story of a celebrity encounter that reminded me of Alexander Chee’s essay “Impostor,” about meeting Chloe Sevigny in an elevator while subletting a New York apartment.
Last night I re-watched Everything Everywhere All at Once, which is easily one of my favorite movies. The film was just nominated for 11 Oscars. I don’t really follow the Oscars, but I’m glad EEAaO is getting the recognition it deserves.
Kendra Pierre-Louis’s article on the ramifications of rising groundwater, a side effect of sea level rise, was a fascinating read about a problem I didn’t know anything about. The essay was collected in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2022.
I’ve been very lucky to be in residence with three wonderful and very talented visual artists this month. I love working alongside visual artists and seeing their approach to art and process, which is so different from my own as a writer. I’ve learned a tremendous amount from them, and I’m particularly grateful for spending a snowy January in such good community. I wanted to share a peek at their work, which I’ve gotten to experience this month.
Jess Bass is an interdisciplinary artist who uses play as both a process and aesthetic to create mimetic installations and performances. She’s been working with shrinky dinks and collage this month. She currently has a show up at The Plan in Chicago.
David Craig is a multidisciplinary artist who explores relationships between people, machines, and nature. He’s been working with paintings, ink drawings, wax, and graphite.
Daniel Shieh works with large-scale audio and visual installations and investigates what is considered foreign to the United States. He was recently announced as a 2023 AIM Fellow at the Bronx Museum.
Thanks for reading,
Kate
I keep meaning to ask/confirm. Since you don't note a photographer in the captions of your intro photos, I'm assuming that means you've taken them. I wanted to make sure to let you know how lovely all of them have been. They certainly evoke strong feelings of peace or coziness. Even the one used for this post. I can't stand the cold, but the black-and-white somehow makes the cold winter seem refreshing and crisp????
Anyway, thank you for also sharing those other artist. It was fascinating to see their works as well. Not to play favorites or anything, but I did like Jess Bass's the most out of your sample. It just seems so whimsical, and the world always needs a bit more whimsy. Either way, I'm excited to see what else you get to learn and experience while in your residency.