Thursday, March 14, 2013

Beer with a Painter: Jesse McCloskey


Originally published on Hyperallergic Weekend Edition

Jennifer Samet and Jesse McCloskey
Jennifer Samet and Jesse McCloskey
I’ve known Jesse McCloskey for years, but his work and words are always surprising me. They get to the heart of the matter quickly. In one of the early days after I had my first child, I wanted nothing more than to go out and see some shows in Chelsea. It still makes me laugh that this childless dude was the one who told me it was okay to bring the baby along, head into a cafĂ©, and feed him when he got hungry. But that’s what McCloskey is about: keep working, no matter what it takes, or the devil’s gonna get you, and, whatever … birth, sex, and death are as natural as rock and roll.