Dream

“Sometimes I think of psychic pain, and there’s so much of it that I just block it, I could have never guessed that things would be like they are now… but I hoped.” – SMW. “I guess that is part of the artist life… the imposter syndrome.” – AC.

“I feel so stupid with money.” – SMW

On beauty normativities – “Is it Vogue 2020 or is it Vogue 2000s. – AC. “Or Vogue 1960s!” – SMW.

“How do people go a month without sex?” – AC.

Rijksacademie Internal Open Studios – 07.09.20. “In terms of queer and feminist art, there needs to be more representation so that people can find themselves in objects. Also, that way I have things to give away.” – SMW.

“They would always ask, bring a picture. And I would just say ‘do whatever’.” – SMW.

Email to Joan Semmel – 15.04.20. “I have a somewhat troubled relationship to my past but what is affirmative to me are memories from those early days finding my way to where I am now at 46 years old.” – SMW.

“I’ve always been involved with sex as a kind of truth.” – SMW. “My body is almost a language to the research (the sex), which is so important to my life.” – SMW. “I was told that due to C19 having all cruising places closed, that the lesser sex I was having would feel more intense, but not really.” – SMW. “Having less just feels like having less!” – AC.

Inventorying session – 03.09.20. “As an artist, you are never really safe.” – SMW.

“I pay attention to things that I wouldn’t if I wasn’t archiving. I would want to trash them. But we work with what we’ve got.” – SMW.

“If one person can fall in love with your art…” – AC. “That's why Robin is so important in my practice. He is a witness. I would finish something and run into the room to show him.” – SMW.