Private Library
Words after Tayari Jones
Acrylic on panel
Font: DIN Condensed Bold (Linotype Staff)
48" x 36"
2020
$1000
Font: DIN Condensed Bold (Linotype Staff)
48" x 36"
2020
$1000
ORIGINAL CONTEXT
An American Marriage: A novel
2018, Algonquin Books page 247 "'Don't be shy, Georgia," Roy said. 'You're perfect." He gripped my shin, gently tugging my legs straight. Don't hide from me. Uncross your arms, let me see you.'
In the private library of my spirit, there is a dictionary of words that aren't. On those pages is a mysterious character that conveys what it is to have no volition even when you do. One the same page it is explained how once or twice in your life you will find yourself bared, underneath the weight of a man, but a most ordinary work will save you." |