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Giovanni García-Fenech

Paintings

  • Acedia and death (2020-2021)
    • Acedia (2020)
    • More acedia (2020)
    • Nemini Parco (2020-2021)
    • Cardboard drawings (2020)
  • Ghosts, muses, and abstractions (2018-2019)
    • Widows (2019)
    • Spindles (2019)
    • Letters from Greenpoint (2019)
    • Aēsop commission (2019)
    • Ghosts (2018)
  • Self-portraits (2011-2017)
    • Tondi (2016-2017)
    • Problems (2015)
    • Diptychs (2012)
    • Squares (2011-2015)
    • Hand studies (2012-2017)
  • Earlier abstractions (2007-2009)
    • Miasma and Roses (2008-2009)
    • Bridge & Tunnel (2007)
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Category Archives: Subway

Dance like nobody’s watching

It won’t come as a surprise to learn that I’m not comfortable dancing. That’s exactly why last year, for my wife’s birthday, I signed us up for dance classes. The gift was not me learning to dance, it was my willingness to put up with the humiliation of taking dance classes.

Posted byGiovanniGFMarch 26, 2017May 3, 2017Posted inBooks, Music, New York, Strangers, SubwayLeave a comment on Dance like nobody’s watching

Worst movie ever

There I was, in a crowded 4 train on my commute to work in the Financial District, reading another horrifying story about the ravages of neoliberalism, when something caught my eye.

Posted byGiovanniGFMarch 18, 2017March 19, 2017Posted inStrangers, SubwayLeave a comment on Worst movie ever

Sorry I asked

As I wait for the train at Queensboro Plaza I see a young woman on the platform trying to make herself heard over the noise. I can’t make out what she’s saying, but it’s clear that she’s asking a question and everybody is ignoring her. I notice that she’s holding a few brightly colored cords in oneContinue reading “Sorry I asked”

Posted byGiovanniGFApril 3, 2014December 21, 2016Posted inNew York, Strangers, SubwayLeave a comment on Sorry I asked

Don’t embarrass your brother

It’s been a strange summer in New York; cool temperatures and constant rain have made it feel more like fall. Not being a big fan of heat in the 90s I haven’t really minded, except that the rain is making my suede shoes look awful, and it makes the soles slippery.  So slippery that IContinue reading “Don’t embarrass your brother”

Posted byGiovanniGFJune 17, 2009Posted inNew York, Strangers, Subway, Weather

The helpful murderer

I’m running late to work, as always, and I’m dodging sleepwalkers all the way down the passage from the 7 train to the V/F train. I run down the stairs, see the F and jump in. My triumph and heavy breathing turn to embarrassment when I notice that the train is not moving. I makeContinue reading “The helpful murderer”

Posted byGiovanniGFDecember 8, 2006Posted inMisanthropy, New York, Strangers, Subway

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