It's really hard to write about art in general. But it's exceptionally hard to fictionalize art and make work that isn't a parody, or is something that could withstand critique and exist in the art world as a valuable object, or a true piece.

I had been going out to Orient for several years.

There are certain moments where artwork might seem like it's part of someone's career - if you really know the art world - , but I did my best to prevent that overlap.

I'm really much better at asking questions than answering them, since asking questions is like a constant deflection of oneself.

I had lived in New York since 1996, sometimes in the worst neighborhoods, without even locking my door half the time.

There is a value to moving more slowly through a story.

We lost so many talented artists and writers from the generations before ours that we're really lacking older figureheads.