CLOAK/1.7In the Office of Dr. Judith Gentile-CheekFloorlamps raise the eyebrows of a room. The academic vice president of the state college of art has floorlamps in her office. To the innocent tyranny of tall a certain extra coming at one from above-ing. |
| While the Senator would ultimately wish to have been painted or in some wise represented by Picasso, his choice today would be Lucian Freud. This stipulated, the Senator Isaye will undertake to choose a portraitist from among the faculty and students at the state college of art. Despite an extensive e-mail correspondence an insistent haze surrounds the protocols. The Senator's office has suggested a competition, the senator to pose for sketches in a variety of non-photographic media. The models and sketches will be presented in a competition, with the winner to undertake the finished piece. Facial casts will be allowed. |
| Who will judge the competition? Senator Isaye of course. |
Here a pause. Respect for the Senator's judgement most warmly expressed, enormous extents to
it postulated then praised. However the brilliant judgement which brings the Senator to the
state college of art for this historic project, perhaps only to reinforce, perhaps above all to
acknowledge, that brilliant judgement—wouldn't it be best to, what Dr. Gentile-Cheek calls, open out the process.     |
