so we can talk about movies without fear

Adrian Ghenie — The Hotel Room II (oil on canvas, 2025)

Marjane Satrapi (Iranian, 1969-2026) - Ecole des Filles 2 (Girls' School 2) (2020)

Juan Soriano (Mexican, 1920-2006), Pájaro [Bird], 1967. Oil on canvas, 33 1⁄2 x 27 1⁄2 in.

last night i did a drawing of a game state in hangman. i wasn’t playing hangman, i was just drawing a moment in the game, like a still life. my friend tried to guess a letter & i had to tell her, no, we’re not playing it, it’s just a drawing of hangman, you’re losing the distinction between reality & fiction

Eventual Glimmers, 2024 by Eli McMullen (American, b. 1992); Acrylic and gouache on panel, 14 × 11 in

Ed Ruscha (American, b. 1937), Etc., 1990. Acrylic on museum board, 20 x 30 in.

Green onion mantra

no one here wants to fight me like you do