A.V. Marraccini
@saintsoftness.bsky.social
essayist + critic + art historian ⎔ book WE THE PARASITES (https://sublunaryeditions.com/products/we-the-parasites) ⎔ Critic in Residence at IDM-NYU ⎔ THESE NEW FRAGILITIES coming in 2028 from Seven Stories Press
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Brrr heattech in the studio day
January 31, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Brrr heattech in the studio day
They freak me out on some level (the putti); I need to figure out why they freak me out. And also, what frivolity means and seriousness, but nbd. Just makeup puffs.
January 31, 2026 at 4:31 PM
They freak me out on some level (the putti); I need to figure out why they freak me out. And also, what frivolity means and seriousness, but nbd. Just makeup puffs.
If I get a red light face mask will I turn into Agamemnon or Heinrich Schliemann? It tempts me for this reason. It has a certain proto-Homeric haphazard archaeological hijinks quality to it.
January 30, 2026 at 5:12 AM
If I get a red light face mask will I turn into Agamemnon or Heinrich Schliemann? It tempts me for this reason. It has a certain proto-Homeric haphazard archaeological hijinks quality to it.
Prospect Park today:
January 26, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Prospect Park today:
If we’re doing the Up Scroll app, here’s how to find me there— same username:
January 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM
If we’re doing the Up Scroll app, here’s how to find me there— same username:
The arhats intervene after an earthquake in Edo:
January 25, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The arhats intervene after an earthquake in Edo:
Writing about Tange's Tochō today, but thinking also about Isozaki's bid for the same building-- the Tochō that wasn't:
January 23, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Writing about Tange's Tochō today, but thinking also about Isozaki's bid for the same building-- the Tochō that wasn't:
The pencil cup situation:
January 22, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The pencil cup situation:
Current laptop sticker situation. This is a 2021 M1 Mac and I fear for its life this year, so I’m going to need may sticker recommendations in advance because I cannot abide a naked laptop…
January 21, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Current laptop sticker situation. This is a 2021 M1 Mac and I fear for its life this year, so I’m going to need may sticker recommendations in advance because I cannot abide a naked laptop…
Started the new section about Tokyo today, felt like a rush and a relief at the same time:
January 19, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Started the new section about Tokyo today, felt like a rush and a relief at the same time:
Looking for Mr Tumnus in Prospect Park this morning…
January 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Looking for Mr Tumnus in Prospect Park this morning…
So brand new and crispy they make me wince a little. Trying to break them in before class Tuesday but sooo tempted just to dance in the comfy dead ones.
January 18, 2026 at 5:20 AM
So brand new and crispy they make me wince a little. Trying to break them in before class Tuesday but sooo tempted just to dance in the comfy dead ones.
Current reading:
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Current reading:
This week’s TLS cover is a cloud study!
January 17, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This week’s TLS cover is a cloud study!
Daruma for finishing the second book, transported from Senso-ji’s marketplace in Asakusa, now at home in Brooklyn:
January 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Daruma for finishing the second book, transported from Senso-ji’s marketplace in Asakusa, now at home in Brooklyn:
If you do one of these please show me!
January 15, 2026 at 3:38 AM
If you do one of these please show me!
One last beautiful third wave ice latte in Coffeecore Tokyo before my flight later today:
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
One last beautiful third wave ice latte in Coffeecore Tokyo before my flight later today:
Think about it:
January 14, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Think about it:
Guess that postwar Japanese building and its architect (you KNOW him)!
January 14, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Guess that postwar Japanese building and its architect (you KNOW him)!
More from the NWMA in Ueno:
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 AM
More from the NWMA in Ueno:
Highlights in details from the National Museum of Western Art on my last full day in Tokyo!
January 14, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Highlights in details from the National Museum of Western Art on my last full day in Tokyo!
It took me an hour of getting lost in Ueno station to find these gluten free churros but WORTH IT. Mochi churros! The first churros I’ve had since I was 12!!!
January 14, 2026 at 2:55 AM
It took me an hour of getting lost in Ueno station to find these gluten free churros but WORTH IT. Mochi churros! The first churros I’ve had since I was 12!!!
Another Harajuku detail assortment:
January 13, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Another Harajuku detail assortment: