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  • Two small items in a white glossy frame, one is a photograph and the other a postcard. The photograph is a black and white image of a man standing, slightly hunched over, pasted on top of an image of a sailor. Beneath the photograph, a faded handwritten postcard reads in blue ink,
    Ken Okiishi, detail from Wish I Were Here, 1997 – 2001. Five archival inkjet prints. Courtesy the artist [Two small items in a white glossy frame, one is a photograph and the other a postcard. The photograph is a black and white image of a man standing, slightly hunched over, pasted on top of an image of a sailor. Beneath the photograph, a faded handwritten postcard reads in blue ink, "11 July 1997, Dear Cindy Sherman, I am lost - not physically, but emotionally. I am on a cruise ship to Greece with my straight best friend, who I am in love with. Acting like "The Girl" is getting me nowhere with him. Did it get you anywhere? Sincerely, Ken Okiishi."]
    Caption Ken Okiishi, detail from Wish I Were Here, 1997 – 2001. Five archival inkjet prints. Courtesy the artist
    Image description Two small items in a white glossy frame, one is a photograph and the other a postcard. The photograph is a black and white image of a man standing, slightly hunched over, pasted on top of an image of a sailor. Beneath the photograph, a faded handwritten postcard reads in blue ink, "11 July 1997, Dear Cindy Sherman, I am lost - not physically, but emotionally. I am on a cruise ship to Greece with my straight best friend, who I am in love with. Acting like "The Girl" is getting me nowhere with him. Did it get you anywhere? Sincerely, Ken Okiishi."
    Year 1997
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