4.26 (insomnia)
edition #59
all or nothing #59 - are you still tired?
table of contents
1.events 2.words 3.missed connections 4.horoscope 5.listen
»current
4.18 - glimpse of a stranger
sometimes a glimpse is all you need to crack open the fissures of this disguised reality and reveal the truth. but other times, a full and intentional viewing is necessary to transform a stranger into a friend. if you’re looking to make this city a little more friendly, then we expect to see you today at 119 hester street for the final day to catch glimpse of a stranger. read more here.
till 5.8 - handmade interventions exhibitions
first open your eyes, next open your hands. then reach out, feel the sun on your skin, warming the blood coursing through your veins. come alive to your senses and realize you are a human being. or maybe you’re just a programmed consciousness uploaded to an ancestral simulation. maybe we have some evidence for the former, though, in the shape of another amazing group exhibition featuring 13 artists working in various imperfect mediums. come through to our 77 east 3rd street location through may 8th to see what human hands can do.
words
+how to unsuccessfully awaken+
snooze: whoever said second chances don’t exist obviously never used an alarm clock on their phone. it’s actually been proven that the more alarms you set the longer you’ll sleep. it’s basically like sleep reverse psychology.
take melatonin: it’s technically natural, just a substance taken from nature that has passed through many hands and machines to assure it’s safe be placed into your body.
use blackout curtains: what you can’t see doesn’t exist.
avoid blue light: if you need to look at a screen to see art, then are you really even that creative, bro? my dreams are far more beautiful than anything i’ve ever seen on ig.
meditate: no one actually does this. you’re just supposed to say you do when you get interviewed and want to seem like you have your life together.
count sheep: or bottles of beer or cockroaches in your studio or the people who didn’t like your last post or all the colors of the wind.
get cold: literally. it builds character.
find pleasure: not on the internet. use your imagination. and your hands, it helps with your brush stroke technique.
give pleasure: the highest calling of an artist is to make not for yourself but for others.
just don’t sleep: to be a real artist you must not take care of yourself or your body. you must prioritize making art above all else. sleep is the sacrifice you must trade for success.
missed connections
+4.10 handmade interventions opening
you: came for the free wine
me: came to be around people
description:
we talked about everything but the art in the room. you went to the next opening and i went home. i should have went with you.
+4.17 glimpse of a stranger opening
you: seemed chill
me: actually chill
description:
it takes two chillers to make a chill night, but you’re anything but chill, still i’m open to a tepid time if you are.
+4.25 other islands book fair
you: a speed reader
me: a slow burner
description:
you hit booths like a speed dater late for the next round. i perused, paused, and stood my ground. you tugged my sleeve, i didn’t budge and you waited because that’s love.
horoscopes
+Aries+
you can sleep when you’re dead or when you’re tired. you decide.
+Taurus+
forget red or blue. take the purple pill. it’s zzzquil and will help you sleep.
+Gemini+
the bear on the sleepytime tea box wasn’t ignoring his children. he was just starting his hibernation early. you’re not a bear, though, so you don’t have that excuse.
+Cancer+
if sleep is the cousin of death, then who’s its shared grandparent?
+Leo+
snoring is the only universal language of sleep.
+Virgo+
every second counts until you stop counting seconds and start counting bands.
+Libra+
maybe you’re actually sleeping when you’re awake and awake when you’re sleeping, or maybe you’re just overthinking the whole thing.
+Scorpio+
the next person you dream about will be the person you’re supposed to marry.
+Sagittarius+
don’t read into your dreams, leave that for the scorpios. they need it.
+Capricorn+
stop watching “one episode“ of anime before bed. it always becomes at least four.
+Aquarius+
you’ll never actually be able to catch the cool side of the pillow long enough to enjoy it because you’re just too damn hot.
+Pisces+
you’re more interesting when you’re asleep.
playlist
image credits
images from glimpse of a stranger, a solo exhibition by mira goodman.