Sol Lewitt to Eva Hesse

あけまして、おめでとうございます。

ニューヨークに居ながら、心優しい友人のおかげでラッキーにもお節＆お雑煮（おモチ大好き！）を頂くことができました。ああ、幸せ。

12月半ばから続いた、パーティ三昧のご報告は次回からにして（先延ばしが多い！）、

ここはひとつ新年にふさわしい、ビリリと来る名言を。
Sol Lewitt という、昨年亡くなったコンセプチュアル・アーティストが、若くして亡くなった女性アーティストEva Hesseへ送ったアドバイスです。

以下、引用です。（オレンジの斜体部分は私が特に好きな部分..）

"Learn to say F-- Y-- to the world every once in awhile.
You have every right to.

Just stop thinking, worrying, looking over your shoulder, wondering, doubting, fearing, hurting, hoping for some easy way out, struggling, gasping, confusing, itching, scratching, mumbling, bumbling, grumbling, humbling, stumbling, rumbling, rambling, gambling, tumbling, scumbling, scambling, hitching, hacking, bitching, moaning, groaning, honing, boning, horse-shitting, hair-splitting, nitpicking, piss-trickling, nose sticking, ass gouging, eyeball poking, finger poking, alleyway sneaking, long waiting, small stepping, evil eyeing, backscratching, searching, perching, besmirching, grinding, grinding, grinding away at yourself. Stop it and just DO.

Trust and tickle something inside you, your "weird humor." you belong in the most secret part of you.
don't worry about cool, make your own uncool...if you fear, make it work for you -- draw and paint your fear and anxiety. and stop worrying about big, deep things such as "to decide on a purpose and way of life..." you must practice being stupid, dumb, unthinking, empty. then you will be able to DO!
i have much confidence in you and even though you are tormenting yourself, the work you do is very good. try and do some BAD work. the worst you can think of and see what happens but mainly relax and let everything go to hell."

ですって！

いつ読んでも、岡本太郎の「今日の芸術」を読んだ時と同じようなプリミティブな気持ちにさせられます。

今年は、この気持ちを忘れずに、毎秒毎秒に血を通わせて生きていきたいと思います。


それでは皆様、今年もどうぞよろしくお願いいたします！（＾0＾）