LUKE DOLLAR - 7 February 2006 11:48PM

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7 February 2006 11:48 PM
Today I saw the Chuck Close at SF MOMA http://www.sfmoma.com/exhibitions/exhib_detail.asp?id=208 and was simply blown away. It was incredible to see his works in person. It was truly humbling. If you have not seen his work, I highly recommend you take the journey into his work. There is nothing like it. My Self Portrait in Squares is a tribute to his genius.
Today at the West Oakland BART station, I saw a cop pushing a stroller with a baby. I saw the stroller parked between two cruisers while the cops wrote reports. I wondered what happened to the mother.
I wondered what kind of future this child would have.
A few minutes later, I saw a tweaking crackhead mother pushing her stroller & baby while screaming obscenities at passersby and someone on a cell phone. It made me very sad.
I wondered what kind of future this child would have.
Tonight my friend had a gun pointed at his forehead so someone else could have his cell phone.
I realize how close we come to dying every day.
I wonder who I would be kidding if I thought things were worse than they've been before?

And I wonder what kind of future my child will have.


Luke Dollar, Self Portrait , Pencil on Paper 7.5" x 11.5" 1 Feb 2006	Luke Dollar, Self Portrait , Pencil on Paper 7.5" x 11.5" 2 Feb 2006