Bruce Guenther, senior curator, Portland Art Museum:
More than a decade ago, I saw a photo of of this tattoo and distinctly remember it being horizontal lines wrapping the torso. Subtle but all-encompassing. Turns out, instead of Agnes Martin, he’s celebrating celestial navigation? Pure abstraction? Cracks in ice? Himself, while his flesh remains well muscled? As he ages, he can be his own collapsing star.
Related post here. (Thanks to LaValle for this picture.)
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