Written & Photographed by Kenn Sava.
“I never seen you lookin’ so bad, my funky one
You tell me that your super fine mind has come undone”*
I’m sorry to announce that I’ve reached the point where I can no longer continue to create pieces for NighthawkNYC.com. Frankly, I just can’t afford to continue. The costs of this site these past 9 1/2 years has been over $200,000.00 while income has totaled less than $1 thousand dollars. In 2021, I came close to bankruptcy, and began selling off my personal belongings to keep going. Now, I’m forced to focus on survival full-time. I announced this on Instagram in late September. I delayed announcing it formally here, taking a minute to let the dust settle after a very hard year of one ailment after another (though I managed to keep writing), thinking I might feel differently. Three months later, I don’t.
Jenny Holzer, In A Dream…, Print on wood. My thanks to Jenny Holzer.
For some reason, readership doubled after the Instagram announcement. I have no idea why. I must apologize to all those who’ve written for not replying. I simply haven’t had time, and frankly, I don’t know what else to say. I’ll respond to the #1 question I’ve been asked now- It is my intention and my hope that NighthawkNYC.com survives me. After all, it represents almost a decade of continual hard work. I have no idea how that will be possible right now. I believe, I hope, and, judging by the mail, it seems that there are at least some others who feel it has lasting value. When I have time, I will be retiring some of the pieces here in an effort to keep bandwidth down. Still, SUPPORT IS NEEDED to keep the site up.
Word. My thanks to @7soulsdeep.
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-If you’re an Artist I’ve written about, please consider helping by sharing links to my pieces (that is, IF you approve of what I’ve done- If you don’t, let me know).
-Ditto galleries, and museums.
-If you’re a fan of Artists I’ve written about (totalling over 300 Artists) and think others should know about them (with the same qualifier), please do the same.
-And, I’m still selling off my collections to keep going. The links are at the bottom of each piece. My Thanks in advance.
“O, had I but followed the arts!” Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, 1.3.93.
The bottom line is this- In spite of the fact that the Art world has never been bigger, with more and more Artists clamoring for attention, and more Art begging to be seen than ever before, there remains NO support for independent Art writing to help spread the word about it. That’s a bit self-defeating, no?
So, after 9 12 years, and 350 pieces, the time has come for me to move my efforts from supporting others to supporting myself.
“Have you ever seen a squonk’s tears? Well, look at mine
The people on the street have all seen better times”*
As always, whether you’ve read one, or all of them, Thank You for reading my pieces.
Have a great night.
Peace,
Kenn. [Exit, pursued by a bear.]
“Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you, my friend
Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again
When the demon is at your door
In the morning it won’t be there no more
Any major dude will tell you
Any major dude will tell you”*
*-Soundtrack for this piece is “Any Major Dude,” by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker of Steely Dan from their classic album Pretzel Logic, 1974.
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