(for the installation artist Ilya Kabakov, on a corner of his sky)
(and to Emilia Kabakov, who I think, surely must BE his angel)
if he paints the moon in a corner of the sky
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It would be good to read a narrative poem about how you learned about Ilya Kabakov
You have written quite a few poems about Ilya Kabakov. Reading this makes me wonder how you found his artworks? Your appreciations of his artworks show a spiritual kinship. You are able to enter his world.
And how could you know that the moon's placement in the corner signifies celestial distances?
I want to see what an angel trap looks like. I think you recognized it because you are on the artist's wavelength and you have a tendency to imagine angels.
In your other poems I don't see imagery from conceptual art. Were Ilya Kabakov's installations a doorway for you into this art genre? '