In her diary, Anaïs Nin explores the difference between definition and essence… the way in which men (in particular Henry Miller) focus on definition and “truth” while women (in particular June Miller) are more engaged with essence and “being.”
All in Art
"It's getting late"
“It’s getting late” is a great video for Miu Miu by Massy Tadjedin. It's a powerful statement of female empowerment.
Baudelaire's Conception of Infinity
What was Baudelaire's conception of infinity and what can it tell us about the structure of desire?
Antonin Artaud and the Theater of the Real
An exploration of Antonin Artaud's conception of the theater.
Picasso and the Medium of Desire
An interesting idea about language is that we are continually creating new media of representation, which permit new practices of use and new experiences. In this piece, which I wrote some time ago, I explore the way in which Picasso and the Cubists created a new medium of expression.