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a woman walking alone, down a dark street.

nyc subway self portrait, originally uploaded by m. ravian.
i often leave school very late at night. i don’t have a set time that i leave, but (especially this time of year) i almost always leave after dark. i park within a two block radius of school, usually just down Purchase Street. the first block of […]

why i love america’s next top model.

antm, originally uploaded by m. ravian.

this season has been a bit lackluster, i will admit (perhaps this is an across the board phenomenon? Project Runway kind of sucked ass too). this past week’s episode featured a juicy subplot fight between weepy European expats Elina and Marjorie and bitchy Harlem queen Sheena.
i am conflicted about […]

low impact.

“Untitled (held up)” detail, originally uploaded by m. ravian.
first of all, i have some photos of my most current work up on flickr. please click the photo above and you can take a look at all of it. the above piece is an installation of several hundred dressmaker’s pins nailed into the wall. i’m sure […]

clearly i have been reading too much Griselda Pollock.

my parents came to visit this past weekend. we went to Newport, and as we were passing a church with a wedding in progress, i idly said,
“can i just not go to Lauren’s wedding?”
my mother looked horrifed, which was the intended effect. “i can’t believe you just said that.”
“i dunno. i’m kinda over it. all […]