A Desert? 

At the Guggenheim: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/an-immersive-completely-silent-desert-has-been-installed-at-the-guggenheim-032417 

That’s not a desert, that’s a forest! Seriously, that looks like a large austere version of my most recent quilt: 

https://bit-by-bit.me/2016/09/24/this-is-where-i-stopped-to-rest/ 

In this culture of individualism, one might think a person should feel a bit less creative when two works are compared, but I believe it is time to celebrate similarities and learn from it. The narrative of creativity as a singular and forward-projecting force is a myth built and taught by those whose careers are based upon that illusion being bought and sold. As someone else once suggested, you know what would be truly radical? Stagnation.

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