this is horrifying

is that a

you may fascinate a woman by buying her whatever this is

🎨 _bombin_ca

🎨 jeanclaude_browncloud

my 3 y/o is now on her fourth costume

ps it’s that Time of Year (the first of many back to back colds) so i need someone to wheel me into the rose garden one last time

praise her

due to circumstances i will be turning into this

🎨 amyhastingstextiles

it’s illegal to honk at me i don’t even want to be driving in the first place

🎨 upcycled_vintage_art

thank YOU

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This was his lived experience, one that deserves empathy, respect, & further exploration for those interested. After discovering Eastman five years ago, Lésions Graves (then a trio) found this piece resonated due to its "raw power, simplicity, beauty, and wildness."

challenge societal and political norms, explore his own perceived identity, & make us uncomfortable, something that's necessary for initiating change. Eastman named it specifically so the audience could not look away, & as his music nearly vanished alongside him, it needs to stay visible.

Music historian Ryan Dohoney describes his work from that era as marked by "intense repetition and political aggressiveness" (Renée Levine Packer, Gay Guerrilla: Julius Eastman and His Music), & that aggression is exactly where this composition comes from. It was purposely named by Eastman to