Day 986
Joyful exorcisms
We all remember axial inanity. That was Day 151ish, or 835 days ago1. Time flies!
At the time, Putin’s premature death was presaged by Ruslan Lobanov, who today is putting the final touches on his next art book, titled Confessions. Yesterday we chatted over tea.
Wartime Sketches is about optimism. If you look carefully at the photographs in the book, the message is not sexual. Even the photos of fully naked women can’t be called excessively provocative. Ruslan realized that coming up with a concept for the book addressing the war directly would not work. Playboy France did a cover story about the project.
Confessions, the theme of Lobanov’s 2022 calendar, as the title suggests, is about the repetition of sin and tug of war between remaining an accomplice of vice or a defender of morality. Or maybe both. Contact him on Facebook to pre-order. But do it the day before yesterday, because the new book will sell like hot cakes. Remember what Pope Francis said: One confession is worth more tha…