Norma Markley

Neon

"For all along our route countless motor courts proclaimed their vacancy in neon lights, ready to accommodate…the most corrupt and vigorous couples."
—Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov

Hey Sexy is based on when I kept seeing the word "sexy" in the NY Times in relation to stocks..."sexy stocks."

I had Sexy made in yellow because yellow seems so not sexy.

half-wet half-naked half-pleasure — 38 x 50 x 3 in.

If Adam had offered Eve a bunch of bananas, would the outcome be different?

Half-wet refers to the act of seeking, in which a dreamy and eerie expression, half-pleasure, half-pain, comes about.

"'I’m trying very hard to be pulled together,' says D…, walking around wrapped in a towel."
—The Amphetamine Manifesto, Harvey Cohen

neon letters, numbers — *Mona Lisa* 41 x 7 ½ x 3 in.
*99¢* 17 x 19 x 3 in.

I am attracted to neon, its dreamy glow and cursive possibilities draw me along with its associations—Las Vegas, x-rated clubs, and Disney in Times Square.

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