The Art World Pt.1

Congas, silk road and the YBAs.

Feb 28, 2022

∙ Paid

As I tap away in a limp fingered wave formation at the bongo I just bought in cash from a Russian guy in a big cement apartment block in Estonia, in the midst of Putin threatening WW3, I have an absurd flashback. I’m drunkenly playing Congas, loudly and enthusiastically, for far too long, alone on stage over whatever house music the DJ is playing. Paul …

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