Sunday Feeld Notes 06.04.25
Things I'm feeling on a Sunday morning in limbo
I’m back this week with Season Two of Narrative Electric Co.! The two-week hiatus was a nice little break, but I’m excited to get back on Substack with y’all. During the hiatus, we went to LA with a pitstop in Chicago because our flight was leaking fuel. Had never been to LA, but it was… fine. Loved catching up with old friends and making some new ones. I’ve found that if I can surround myself with artists, I have hope for the world. #handsoff
ESSAYS
I’m going to repost the list of my essays from Season One below. Thanks to everyone who has been reading and subscribing. This has been an amazing, fulfilling, and enriching experience, getting back into the essay game. DM me with opinions, or email me here.
Seven Years In: Sobriety and Salvation through WTF, HDTGM, and David Berman
Saturday Night Live and the Institutionalization of Counterculture (brought to you by T-Mobile)
Hammer the Mirror: Reclaiming Art Through Community and the Collective
It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Don’t Feel Fine)
ADDENDUM VIDEO
We took a self-driving cab. It was rad.
I LOVE LA. I GUESS?
Downtown could’ve been Any City, USA but once we got out to Hollywood, we got a small taste of Los Angeles. The traffic is stupid, the weather is average, the caffeine needs improvement, and the laissez-faire attitude reminded me of Montreal. Some shoutouts:
Rhett and Patty were awesome. Their mission statement is exactly the kind of outside-the-institution community building we need: “[The gallery] represents an international roster of emerging, mid-career and established late-career artists. From the outset, we’ve championed artists who challenge conventions, whether self-taught or academically trained, and have sought to broaden our programming beyond the traditional gallery model. This innovative approach has shaped a fluid and experimental identity, creating a rich history of discovery and excitement for our viewers, collectors, and artists.” The current exhibition is the work of Colt Seager and was inspired.
Douglas Cain was so sweet and inviting and sent us down to Rhett Baruch Gallery and we couldn’t thank him enough for the heads up. The exhibition on display was the work José Zanine Caldas’ “I Learned Wood has Two Lives,” a beautiful, functional exploration of wood, that follows the artist's notion that “wood has two lives: the first as a tree; the second as a table and chair, a bed, a broom .. The second life is generated by the human hand and spirit.”
I’m not big on chains or conference hotels, so we stayed at the charming, budget-friendly Freehand. Cool space, laid back, half-hostel with a rooftop pool we didn’t try out because it was 60˚F.
Really interesting “independent, radical publisher of critically necessary books for our tumultuous times.” We bought many books from them and can’t wait to dig in.
DAVE PHOTO OF THE WEEK
I added an animated Dave to a PowerPoint presentation during a job interview. Although it disrupted the integrity of the PPT, Dave looked great.
