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This looks like
a brain-dead toddler drew it.

You mean a mentally
challenged toddler?

I mean a retarded toddler.

Looks like your girlfriend
disagrees with you.

We try to go to Norway
at least once a year.

The last time, I stayed in this

200-year-old cabin for a month.

Uh-huh.

I was all alone.
I didn't talk to anyone.

That's where I did
most of these.

You know, just 'cause
he used to be a pro skater

doesn't mean that
he's a serious artist now.

What an amazing red.

I can see he's really fixated

on this dichotomy
we have going here

between nature versus art.

He also infuses

his pastels with cow's blood.

It's an elaborate process.

I almost went crazy.

Literally.

I barely made it
back to reality.

But is this even reality?

I can't believe this thing
cost five dollars.

That's not actually a bad price.

Okay.

Uh... look, Nate.

I want to be friends.

I do, it's...
I'm really busy right now.

- Busy with Jordan, right?
- No. No.

There's nothing
going on with Jordan.

It's about me.
It's got...

There's nothing wrong with you.

I know that.
Yeah, I know, too.

And yeah, I do like being around

successful people
like Jordan because

he pushes me, and...
And inspires me.

And frankly, I feel like
your lethargy is stunting me.

He doesn't even like you.

He fucks, like, ten girls a week
and you're just another one of them...

What? You don't
even fucking... that's really...

That's the best
you can come up with?

You don't even know him.

I know that
his art show is awful.

Yeah, you wish you had
your own art show.

Yeah, well,
actually I've got a new project.

- Oh yeah?
- Yeah.

- Sure you do.
- You know, whatever.

Have fun with
the pigtail man himself.

And don't call me
when he dumps you.

I mean, dude. Dude.

He has a lot to offer her.

I mean, he has
his own gallery show.

Famous friends.

A constant stream of revenue.

He's athletic.
And he's tormented.

I mean, like, I'm not
trying to be a dick,

but... what do you have?

I mean, if that's
what she's into,

and she falls for that,
then that's her bad.

Not yours. Like,
I've been to some

really, really bad shows.
But that was definitely

the worst one I've ever
been to in my life.

And if, like,
that's what she's into.

Like, his doodles and pigtails,

then it just wasn't meant to be.

Yeah, the pigtails are
what hurt the most, you know?

It's all just so stupid.
But you know what?

Whatever. He's got the balls
to do something like that,

and I don't, you know?
That's his look.

If I try to do
something like that,

it would just look weak, y'know?

I need my own look.

You're being
totally superficial.

It's not about how you look
or how crazy you can act.

Like, Jordan Pierce is completely
devoid of any skill or craft.

At least you get to say
you're more talented than him.

Yeah, a sixth grader
can say that he's

more talented than him.
Who cares?

That doesn't matter.

You understand that, right?
That doesn't fucking matter.

You know?
Fuck all of this.

I just, I hate my life,
you know that?

I mean, what if
I bleached my hair blonde

and started wearing
only turquoise turtlenecks

and pierced my right ear.
Would that be cool?

Not really,
but I would vouch for you.

I would definitely
have your back there.

That's the point.
I couldn't do that

if I wanted to.

This coke is terrible.

How about that auction?

Oh my god.

Don't get me started with that.

That's my fucking boy.
Solomon Winterbourne.

That shit going for like 50 mil.

Like a Russian tsar
or some shit like that.

Dude, it's the most
offensive shit ever.

That shit is living history.

No, well, you know what it is?

- What is it?
- It's just repulsive.

- You know what, fuck you...
- It's completely offensive.

I don't wanna hear you.

Doesn't that
offend you? At all?

This is...
I just think it's...

This is dope.

This is so stupid.

Oh my god, why are you
such a fucking hater?

You wish you had
a swimming pool.

Yeah, no shit.
I mean, I wish I was him.

What is this?

Young torture killaz
"I'll cut yo dick off."

See, this is more my speed.

Are you fucking serious here?

Wait, where did you find this?

It was just on
the sidebar there.

It just has
some of the same keywords

as the Solomon Winterbourne
thing, I don't know.

Severed dicks, apparently.

So Nate, tell me,
what've you been up to?

You're gonna critique me now?

Of course I am.

After graduation, I worked in

an art supply store for a while.

I hung paintings
in a gallery for a week.

It's pretty bleak out there.

What about your real work?
What about your photography?

Eh, not so much.

That's one
of the reasons I came by.

I thought about you recently.

I saw this video,
and it reminded me

of your photography

and the ethnographic
image class.

Do you mind if I show
you something? Not a bit.

So it's this white
rap group from Delaware.

- Mm-hmm.
- I don't know. There's something to it.

Wow.

This is a great dialectic.

It's so violent,
yet somehow serene.

In a way,

it's the quintessential
American image.

I mean, it's not
some kind of incestuous

New York socialite shit.

- Not a bit.
- Something, yeah, something that's

been pre-approved
by the highbrow elite.

It feels very, I don't know,

natural to me.

Now, what would you call
this kind of music?

- Rap rock.
- Fantastic.

Tell me, Nate.

Have you ever of a man
called Olivier LaFleur?

Yeah. Of "LaFleur
Nagumi Gallery?"

Exactly.
He's the champion

of outsider art

and marginalized culture.

And I think
this is the kind of thing

that he'd be interested in.

Totally.

He's got a collection

of Russian erotica

that's very strange

and pretty interesting.

If you could possibly

photograph these kids,

I might be able to arrange

an introduction with him.

Oh, man. You have no idea

what that would mean to me.

Well, I mean,
I'll see what I can do.

You have to do the hard part.

How did you rope me
into doing this again?

Remember, it's a new experience.

It's gonna broaden
your horizons.

I mean, how many times in life
are you gonna be able to say

that you've been to painlord's
house of a thousand maniacs?

Yes, that's exactly
what I'm afraid of.

I think that one time
is probably one time too many.

Assuming that we're gonna
be alive by the end of it.

Dude, they're, like,
a bunch of a teenagers.

Yeah. The only time
I ever got mugged

was by a bunch of teenagers.
Teenagers are the worst.

Maybe this will
change your attitude.

Get us in the mood.

Is this the only song they have?

I guess we'll find out tonight.

I just feel like the whole
point of being down here

is to try and capture
some authenticity.

And the only way we're
gonna be able to do that

is we kind of stay open
and nonjudgmental.

This is what they talk about
when they talk about

the geography of nowhere.

Man, I really wish I had
my super-8 camera with me.

Were we... we were
supposed to get off

at 299?

I don't know.
What do the directions say?

I'm confused,
because we were supposed

to get off at 13 a while ago,
and that never happened. So...

The show is basically
starting right now.

When have you ever been to
a show that started on time?

- Plenty of times.
- Oh yeah? Which band?

Which band did you go see
a show of that started on time?

You wouldn't know which band.
Don't be a bitch.

Oh, wow.
Someone's been listening

to a little too much
rap rock. Easy there.

Sorry. I didn't know
you were so sensitive.

Oh, no. I totally get
it. You gotta, like,

psych yourself up for the show.
Make sure you're in character.

I don't need to get in
character. I'm gonna fit in fine.

Oh, yeah. That's right.
You're gonna fit in

totally fine.
Seamlessly.

- You don't think I will?
- Absolutely not.

Why?
I've got a hoodie on.

You're gonna... we're gonna
be the oldest people there

by, like, ten years,
and we're not gonna

know anyone. It's gonna be
totally embarrassing.

Who cares? It's a show.
Anyone can go to a concert, right?

Yeah. I just remember
being in high school,

and when old people walked in,

I would just think
to myself, "oh my god.

"Those are the lamest
people I've ever seen.

I never want to be them
ever in my entire life."

Well, that's because you were
probably a vapid little idiot.

So why are you doing this now?

We don't have to go.
We could find a thrift store.

Oh, okay.
That's what it is.

You just wanna buy
some new clothes.

The only reason
you came down here

was to go to a
thrift store, right?

What does that say?

Yeah, you make a left
on the gravel road

after the white barn.

Mm. Okay,
we're gonna die, tonight.

No, we're not.

Okay, I'm at least
getting raped.

Yeah, maybe.

I'm not kidding.
That's not funny.

Eh, you might get raped.

I just realized that, actually.

Fuck you. I don't
wanna go anymore.

- I hope we don't...
- White barn.

Turn left.

Right. Looking for
a gravel road.

Gravel road.

All right.
Then make a right,

and there should be
an entryway over here.

Boo-yah.

Can I help you?

Um. Is there
a concert here?

You friends with rusty and them?

Um. We're here
for a concert.

The kids are downstairs,
if that's what you mean.

Actually, I think we might
be in the wrong place.

Is that okay that
we check out downstairs?

- Come on.
- Yeah.

Can we help you?

Um, we...

We read about the show online.

We're fans of your band, so.

We actually
just came down from NYC

to check you guys out. So.

I saw your video, and you know,

that thing...
Goes without saying,

is very, very tight.

So...
"I'll cut yo dick off?"

Yeah. Mm-hmm.

You smoke?

Um... sure. Yeah.

Definitely.
Absolutely.

Yo, Delaware, what the fuck

is happening?

All right, we got
a brand new song for y'all.

This one's called
"niggas str8 die."

S-t-r-eight.

Okay. All right.

Yeah.
Come on, bitch.

Stop smoking you faggot.

Yeah.
We fuckin' out.

That's what I call
a fuckin' show for

the young torture killaz, baby.

That's right, motherfucker.

That was fuckin' awesome.
You know what? You know what?

Let's keep the fuckin'
party rolling.

Let's take it out
to the ghetto spot, baby.

I hope you know
what you're doing.

I mean, that concert
wasn't enough for you?

Now we have to go
hang out with them?

Yeah, that's the whole point.

I can't just come
and take their photos.

I have to immerse myself

if I want to really
understand the culture.

You know, that kind of thing,

it translates itself
into the image.

Look at somebody like
Diane Arbus and her photos.

You can tell that
she really... she knew,

and she understood her subjects.

Even though they
probably came from

- way different backgrounds and had
- oh yeah.

- Way different experiences.
- You know what?

I have an idea.
I'll take you

as long as you promise
to stop talking about

immersing yourself
in someone else's culture.

It sounds so condescending.

Voodoo dance.
Voodoo dance.

Burn this motherfucker down.

You guys really know
a lot of record label people?

Yeah, totally. I mean,
there's a bunch of labels

in the city, and some
of my friends work for 'em.

So I'm definitely gonna
pass along your music.

Yo. That's so
fucking cool, man.

I really appreciate it, yo.

For real, and I can't
wait to see the photos.

We could use it for,
like, some cover art.

Or even for our website.

Yeah, definitely, man.

I mean, I wanna help you out,

'cause you guys are...

Really great.

I know a bunch
of magazine people.

Maybe someone could
do a profile on you.

Uh, just have one sip.

I don't have herpes.

Nino does.

I just shared a joint with him.

I'm just playin'.

I like your glasses.

Thank you.

Can I try them on?
Oh, they're prescription.

Oh, snap.

I'm wasted.

That's great.

Please, can I try them on?

No thank you.
Awesome, thank you.

- What do you think?
- They look really bad on you.

Can I have them back, please?

Hey, what do you think
of my new look?

It's very New York.

Sometimes you feel
like the whole world

just revolves around
where you're at,

and that's...
That's total bullshit.

I mean, you guys are
only a few hours away,

and you're doing something
that's so different.

I hate the majority
of local bands.

Maybe I could try
and book you guys a show.

We need to go right now.

I'd give you guys
a place to crash,

but I don't know if my parents

would be cool with
a bunch of old people

chilling in the crib.

We're not old.

Well, I mean, not...
Not old but older.

Can we go?

Wait, man.
You think we're old?

I mean, Jay-Z's like 40.

And he's young, right?

I'm only 25.

Yeah.

- I'm not kidding...
- Okay, okay okay.

We gotta go, man,
but we should definitely

stay in touch, all right?

- Peace.
- Thanks for showing us

a cool time.

Oh. Hey, wait-wait-wait.

Um, so,

would you mind signing these?

It just sort of says
that it's cool that

I took photographs
while I was here.

But more importantly,
it says, you know,

your contact info
and all that stuff,

so I can stay
in touch with you guys.

'Cause I definitely
wanna come down here

Hey, hey.

Look, it was really cool
meeting you guys.

- Yeah, totally, man.
- Yeah.

So, like, I don't know
how to say this.

I'm kind of wasted, but...

I mean, you guys are cool,
like, you like to party,

- right?
- Hell yeah.

Well, like...

We're kind of isolated
down here, you know?

You don't happen to have
any, like, purple drank hookups

- in the city, do you?
- Like codeine?

Promethazine, specifically.

Word. Yeah, I mean,
I have some hookups

in the city.
I know some boys

that could probably...
Yeah, yeah.

- Yeah?
- Yeah. Yeah. I got you.

Don't worry about it.
You know, like I said,

I wanna help you guys out.
I respect what you're doing.

Yeah.

All right.
I gotta bounce, man.

But we'll be
in touch, all right?

First of all, I just wanna say,

this is a real honor.
I'm a big fan

of what you do here
at your gallery.

Well, thank you.
That's very kind of you.

Your professor,
Dr. Cherney,

said so many nice,
glowing things about you

that how could I not
want to meet you?

Um, I'm going over
some details right now.

We're having
a group show in Berlin.

And we're expanding

to a bunch of different markets.

Bit overwhelming.
Here, take a look.

This was taken by
the great chechnyan artist,

Vladimir borgol.
Are you familiar with him?

He was a teenage prostitute

in chernobyl.
Very sad story.

He managed to escape
an abusive household.

Made his way to Paris,
and that's where

Here.

I advise every
young artist to read it.

It chronicles his journey from

petty thief to vagabond hustler.

His thesis is that
every artist is a thief.

And thieves make great artists.

Are you a thief, Nate?

Am I... no, I mean...

Not really.

I mean, I'm working
on becoming more of one.

That's good. Have you
ever been to jail before?

To jail? Sorry.

Don't be sorry.
I mean, you're still young.

You have time, but...

My advice to you is
to get out and live life.

These photographs were
done in the subway

in Estonia when
he was huffing glue.

Well, I mean, it's funny
because I feel like...

With the work that
I'm doing right now,

I'm starting...
Trying to branch out

into other cultures.
And I know that, uh,

Dr. Cherney's probably
told you a little bit about it.

But what I've been
doing lately is

shooting this...
This rap rock group.

Show me.
Wow.

That's what I'm talking about.

Classic American
and yet universally deviant.

This is very, very,
very sick, Nate.

Yeah, thanks.
Those kids,

they live down in Delaware.

Delaware. How exotic.

Hmm. I've been
pretty much everywhere,

but I've never been to Delaware.

Yeah, I know.
I feel like it's really

made me want to expand more.

You know, like...
I was thinking maybe

I could go to Africa next.

Oh, you haven't been?
I highly recommend Namibia.

I mean, the place is intense,

and the people are spectacular.

May I see more? Let me
see that one. Thank you.

Oh. Lovely boy.

Handsome.

So hard and yet so tender.

I really like the fork.

Thanks.

Yeah, this is really
marketable right now.

I mean, everything's gothic.

But I want to ask you,

what's your relationship
with them? I mean,

they seem a little unrefined.

Yeah, I mean, in terms of, like,

their music and things,

professionally they're
not gonna go anywhere.

But in terms of them
as a subject,

I feel like they're
pretty interesting.

Their group has a song called
"I'll cut yo dick off."

And I mean, it's not gonna
be a top ten hit anytime soon.

But you know.
There's enthusiasm to it...

I feel like, it's not my place

to tell them, you know,
what I think about it.

It really... I just
wanna get as un... yeah,

I just don't wanna get
too involved with them,

I guess, is my main thing.

Are you sleeping with
any of these kids, Nate?

No, no, no. No sir,
that's not my style.

All right. What else?

Well, I also have,

you know, this landscape one

which I feel, like,
really helps contextualize

the portraiture.
They kind of go together.

Wow.

That's different.

Well, this is not very good.
What were you thinking?

I'm sorry.
I'm being truthful.

Does that hurt you?

Um, no...

I just, you know,
I can see how you might

think it doesn't fit
with the others.

I mean, if I see
another picture of,

like, an empty building,
an empty parking lot,

floating bags, plastic or paper,

you know, I mean,
you have to be bold.

You know, get dirty.
You just need to take it

- a little farther.
- Okay.

You don't know
what fuckin' boku is?

Early '90s?
Richard Lewis commercials?

The adult juice box?
I don't remember that.

It's like a cool
'90s collector's item.

Come on, I don't...
I just don't know

whether I wanna
drink the shit out of it

or, like, I wanna keep it
in the original packaging.

Aka, the box.

What if it comes with a straw?

It might be worth
a little more...

When is this guy coming?

Could be five minutes.
Could be half an hour.

Man, we just called him
20 minutes ago, right?

There you go.

Whuz trill, papi?

Shit.

So. How much y'all want?

We'll each get one.

All right, all right.
One's okay.

Oof.

Hey, I was wondering.

Do you have any purple drank?

Purple drank?

No, man. Come on, man.

People be asking
about that shit,

and, you know, I just...

I just don't even
fuck with it, man.

What... is my shit
not trippy enough for you?

Tryin' to take it
to the next level?

I was just curious.
Man, you wanna start

fuckin' around
with the purple drank?

Man, my cousin started
drinking that shit

a couple months ago.
You know where he is right now?

Do you?
Yeah, me neither.

Now just stick with herb.

No, what you wanna do,
though, if you wanna fuck

with the purp,
you gotta get it prescribed.

You should seriously
consider coming.

The first night,
we're gonna see Phish.

I hate Phish.

Who cares?
We're gonna be partying.

The second night,
we're gonna get steaks

and go to the strip club.

The strip clubs there
are insane.

I mean, I'm sure
it'll be cool, man.

It's just probably gonna
cost a million dollars.

And I'm planning
my own trip right now.

Oh yeah?
Where're you going?

- To Delaware.
- Delaware, America?

Yeah.

Okay. Hey, no,
that sounds like a blast.

No, I would definitely
rather go to Delaware

than a bachelor party
in Portland.

No, I'm sure the bachelor
party's gonna be sick.

It's just, this is
actually for work.

I was down there
a little while ago

and met these kids that
I started photographing.

And... I don't know.
I feel like I might

be able to put together
a show or something.

Oh yeah?
That's awesome, man.

But what I was wondering is...

Do you think you could maybe
prescribe me promethazine?

The kids, they said
that they really like

that purple drank stuff
which I think is promethazine.

And so I thought
that maybe you could...

- Get some for me to give them.
- No.

I just figured since
it's very popular these days,

and there are a lot of
people prescribing it,

- that it wouldn't be that...
- No.

Big of a deal for you.

No.

- Really?
- Hey, idiot. Are you serious?

First of all, I would never
prescribe drugs for you.

Second of all,
I would absolutely never

prescribe drugs for you
to give to children.

What're you thinking? What...
What if something happened?

It would come right back to me.

You realize my name
is on the bottle?

There's an address?
They know exactly where to go.

It's not that hard to trace.

Not to mention,
I'm not even licensed

to prescribe it.

My aqua therapy instructor,

Jeb Halpern,
was talking the other day

about Christina
Harrington's son.

Um... Trevor?

I think you went
to school with him.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Apparently he went to Stanford.

And he studied
business or something.

And he's got a great job

over at, um, you know.

- You know.
- Uh?

Well, it's a very
prestigious job.

Wait, so why does your
aqua therapy instructor

know all about Trevor?

Uh, well, Christina Harrington

- had a hip replacement.
- Uh-huh.

And she's the one that
referred me to him.

Mm.

- Aqua therapy, huh...
- Did you ever try

- aqua therapy?
- No.

Well, you should.
Do you like exercising?

No.

You're young.

You should do something
a little more, you know...

To get your heart going,
you know? It's...

- You, okay?
- It's...

I mean, you look a little pale.

You look like
you don't get out much.

May I be excused for a second?

Fuck it.

Oh, Nate.

You're staying
for dinner, right?

I'm making Shepherd's pie.

Oh. Yeah, I'd like to,
but unfortunately,

I do have plans tonight.

Oh, well, you know, I...

It would be nice if we could...

If we could just
spend a little time

and... you know,
I get a little bit lonely.

But I don't wanna
keep you from your friends.

You're not keeping me
from anything. I just

already had plans.

Oh. I understand.

- Go.
- All right, thanks.

Yeah, yo, put that there.

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey, you guys.

What's up, nigga?

What're you guys up to?

Working on a new song, actually.

Oh, what's it called?

No name yet.
Bring it up. Bring it up.

All right. Let's go.

Yeah. Yeah.
That's just terrible, man.

I thought that was pretty good.

Really? Yo.

Hey, the last time I was here,
I know you guys smoked me out,

which... this time,

I brought some of my own, so.

Thought I would reciprocate.

I gotta work in the morning.

Yeah, dude, I'm fuckin' beat,

yo. I drank, like,
three 40's yesterday.

I brought some weed, too.

I'll have some.

Yo, don't you
gotta work tomorrow?

You are...

- It's a Monday.
- At like Seven A.M.?

- You're such an alcoholic.
- Yeah.

Yeah, all right.
Yo, fuck it.

Let me hit that shit.

There you go, my brother.

Let me get it when you're done.

Oh, shit.

Yo, bring the beat back up.
Bring the beat back up.

- You ready?
- Yeah.

All right. Yo. Yo.

Yeah. A'ight. There ya go.

Hell yeah, motherfuckah.

That was dope right there.

That was dope. Let
me have another one.

- Let me hit that shit.
- Take it.

Lookin' good!

Yo, he's fucked up.

Yo, yo, son.
Yo, yo, son.

Yo, yo, son, son.

You should spit something.

Yeah!

- Do it.
- Come on, big Nate.

- Come on, man.
- No.

- Come on.
- Okay, hold on.

- Go, Nate.
- Okay.

Who's Dorothy Stratten?

Anyone got a styrofoam cup?

Hello.

You maybe wanna cut that out?

Whatever, fuckin' dick.

What the fuck's going on?

It's okay.

What did we do last night?

It was pretty wild.

I'm just gonna try
and catch this train

so I can get back.

You all right?

Yeah. Yeah.

So, um... hey,

you didn't really take, like,

a lot of drug photos
of me, did you?

Um... I mean,
I took a lot of photos.

I don't know if
any of them were really

drug photos.

Yeah, look, I mean.
You know I'm on parole.

And if any photos like that

got out, man, like,

I'd be in mad trouble.

Like, taken away.

Shit's already on,
like, super-bad terms

with me and my parents,
so it's just kind of like

a really sensitive subject
right now, you know?

Yeah. No, I got you, man.

I mean, I was mostly

just focusing on
the recording of the music,

'cause, you know, that's what
I'm really interested in,

is the music.

Yeah. All right, man,
that's what I thought.

I was just...
I was just making sure.

Yeah man, of course.

All right, man.

Peace, okay?

All right, man. One love.

You wanna hold on a second.

Just give it a minute.
Okay.

He's in an important
meeting right now.

Sure. Um, I have a meeting
with LaFleur right now.

- So...
- Yeah.

Just stay right here
for a second.

I don't have you
on the calendar.

Will you tell him
that Nate's here?

Just give him one minute.

He'll be ready for you
in a second.

Nate, get in!

Now, this.

This is strong.

This is very strong.

I could see that
at the guggenheim.

- You like it?
- Please.

This is magnificent.

I almost just
want it for myself.

You were so right.
This time, it...

It really felt like
something real.

Quite nice.

- Thanks.
- Quite nice.

I mean, do you even think
that there's a market

or a venue for these?

Or do I need to get more?

Quite nice.

Okay.

Let me see
what I can do about this.

Well, Nate, I like you.
I'm going to be frank with you.

You must know that I'm opening

a new outpost in Bushwick.

Mm-hmm.

Edgier, funkier place.

I'm trying to get into
some of the Brooklyn action.

All my collectors
are asking about it.

Well, the story is,
I just literally lost

my opening show.

The artist did
something behind my back

which is totally unforgivable.

So, I do have an opening.

I'm not promising anything,

but it could be a possibility.

I mean, for you
to even consider that

is...

I know that.

The only thing is that it would
be about two weeks from now,

so would you be ready in time?

Definitely.
I mean, the only thing

I could even see
being an issue is that I know

the kids have some problems
with some of the drug content.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Stop there.

I don't wanna hear about that.

These are your photographs.

Not theirs. And these
are great photographs.

Don't worry about them.
Anyway, history is always

on the side of art.

If there's any problem,
the problem will solve by itself

and the people will understand
how important the work is.

Yeah.

I mean...
I wasn't saying I cared.

I was just saying that,
in case there's gonna

be a problem for you...

Stop right there.

I don't wanna hear about it.

Confidence is a major trait.

I like you,
but you don't want me

to lose faith in you.

Okay? So I don't wanna
hear any more of this

wishy-washy nonsense.

Of course not.

Now, let me think about it

and see if that
even makes any sense.

200 bucks. I mean,
like, the hotel

is like a hundred
to like a buck-fifty

and, like, the show?

Yeah, no,
it's a really good idea.

I just...
I don't think I'm gonna go

to Atlantic City
to see Boyz II Men.

Yeah, I mean, I'm sure
it'd be epic and all,

but I'm sort of on a budget
right now, you know?

You could do something
really fun here, though.

You could have, like,
a karaoke birthday party.

You can have that.
I don't wanna have a karaoke.

I wanna go see Boyz II Men.

Fuck, man.

Answer it.

I don't know this number.

They probably want
something like money.

Don't be a pussy.
Answer your phone.

Okay, but you have
to pay for it.

Hello?

Oh. Yes, yes.
Um, can you just

hang on one second?

I get it, I get it.
So you'll go to Delaware,

and you'll go see
the dick chopper boys,

I understand that.
But to go to A.C...

- You're really gonna pull that...
- but to go to A.C.

- Are you kidding me?
- And watch Boyz II Men, a classic R&B group

you don't wanna do that.
You and Nate are cooler

- than me and you. I see it.
- No, that's not true.

- I understand it.
- That's not fair.

What? It doesn't
have to be fair.

- It's the truth.
- Why are you accusing me of that?

I'm not accusing you
of anything.

You know that I care more about
you than anyone else in the world.

This is fact or fiction.
That's bullshit.

It's not bullshit.

- Yes, it is.
- Look at me.

- I am.
- Be serious for a minute.

I see the bullshit
all over your face.

- No, that's not fair.
- Yeah, whatever.

Are you okay?

Hello?

Who was that?

Um... it was, uh,

Olivier LaFleur.
You know.

He was just kind of
calling to tell me about

how I got that solo show

at the new space
in Bushwick, you know?

So, I guess that's not
a big deal, right?

Just a... inaugural show

at their new space.
Not a big deal, right?

It's just a fucking solo show

at LaFleur Nagumi!

Take a sip, take
a sip, take a sip.

Cheers.
To fuckin' Nate.

A show at LaFleur Nagumi.

Who would've thought?

You wouldn't have?

If you had asked me, like,

the barn, when we were
looking for that barn,

yeah, I mean... whether
or not I thought

any of this would ever happen?

You're my boy.
Give it to me.

You're my boy.

A show at LaFleur Nagumi?

It's crazy. It's loco.

It's... I didn't
see it happening.

Yeah, well, I'm glad
to know that my friends

- have so much faith in me.
- I mean...

It's not that. At all.

It's that this is
the most insane shit ever.

Yeah. The shit
came out of nowhere.

- It's crazy.
- It is pretty crazy, isn't it?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Especially for you.

You weren't doing
shit last week.

That's true.
That's crazy.

You know, when I was
talking to him on the phone,

he said that I need
to come up with a name

for the show so
if you guys have any ideas.

You know, let me now. So far,
I've came up with a couple.

I was thinking about
maybe doing, like,

"dispatches from
the other side."

I like it.
It's a little over-the-top,

but that's where
you're going now.

Yeah. Right. The other thing
I was thinking of was, like,

"rap rock
and its discontents."

All right, cut that off.

That is not gonna work.
That's not gonna work at all.

Not good, okay.
Not gonna work.

What about, like,
"Delaware traces

from the abject
northeast tradition?"

All right, you've been
drinking too much

or too little, 'cause that
just shouldn't happen at all.

What about
"Delaware days?"

Simple. Badass.

"Delaware days."
How do you spell "days?"

- D-a-y-double-z. S.
- That's good.

Nnh. Okay.

The kids are gonna
be really stoked.

- You think so?
- Yeah.

- Huh.
- Yeah, they're gonna be really excited.

I mean, this is
a really big deal

- they're gonna get a lot of attention.
- Do you think

that they're gonna
think that it's kind of

faggy and embarrassing,
though? I mean,

some of it's pretty ugly.

No, I think
they're gonna be, like,

really excited
to come to New York City

and get a lot of attention.

I was kind of thinking
of not telling them

about it.

Why not?

I think you have to.

I don't think I have to.

I feel like, you know,
it's like a photography show.

Why would they even care,
you know? They're musicians.

Not photographers.

- You have to tell 'em.
- Right, no...

If not, then you're crazy.

- Yeah, I...
- This is the biggest thing

that's happened
to you and to them.

Mm-hmm.

- Hey, man.
- What's up, man?

Well, I got color
and black and white for you.

I'm leaning more towards color.

'Cause it really
makes the images pop.

I mean, these are wild, man.

Who took 'em?

I took 'em, man.

Yeah, I went down to Delaware

I met these kids.

They're all in
a rap group together.

It's pretty crazy stuff, man.

You ever been to Delaware?

No, should I have been?

Good point. I don't know.

But yeah, this is
my first solo show, so.

Well, LaFleur Nagumi's not bad.

Yeah, it's a new space
they're opening up in Bushwick.

Well, LaFleur Nagumi's
LaFleur Nagumi.

It doesn't matter
what borough it's in.

Right. It's my
first solo show,

it's also the first show
at that new space.

So I'm pretty amped.

Well, I'll see if
I can come by the opening.

Yeah, you should, man.

Can I have one?

Um, yeah. I...

You know, it's sort of
a work in progress.

I love this image.
Oh, thank you.

Can I keep this?
Absolutely.

- Bye.
- Bye.

Color or black and white?

Um...

So wait.
Was it a pentacle tattoo?

- It was a pentagram.
- Oh.

It was inverted.

Wait, what does that look like?

It looks tough. Oh, I thought
that maybe I should get one.

You know, for...
For my solo show.

I could debut it.

Are you trying to grow a goatee?

Um... not really.

I guess I haven't
really been able to shave

because I've been busy putting
the whole thing together...

- Let me see.
- Okay.

- I like it.
- Yeah?

You think I should
keep growing it?

Yeah, I think
it looks really good.

All right.
I'll keep growing it.

So what happened with
the girl at the copy shop?

Oh that? That was wild.

I'm talking to the guy
that works there,

and then this girl
walks up right as

I say "LaFleur Nagumi,"

And I kinda look over
and her eyes are like...

"LaFleur Nagumi?"

She likes you.

Did you get her number?

No, but I mean,
I told her about the show.

That's pretty smooth.

- It is?
- Yeah.

I'm really glad that you went
down to Delaware with me.

I feel like, in a lot of
ways, this is our show.

I couldn't have
done it without you.

Well, it was really my pleasure.

Yes. It's the only time
in my life I can say

I'll actually never forget
that one night.

Well we can always go back to
painlord's house of a thousand maniacs.

- No. No, one time was enough.
- No?

Wanna get out of here?

Yeah, totally.

This music is terrible.

- You got 20 bucks?
- Fuck no, man.

Then fuckin' slow your roll, yo.

Chill out.

Hey man, my dad was straight
rippin' on that Nate dude today.

He was all like, "He's a faggot,

blah-blah-
blah-blah-blah."

Fuckin', I don't know, man.

Seemed pretty weird to me.

Yeah, but whatever, man.

I mean, you think
he was bullshittin'

about the record labels?

I haven't heard
from him in a minute.

I mean, I thought he was cool.

He came through
with the purple drank.

We did get, like,
a couple hundred

more hits on our video.

Maybe he helped spread the word.

Whatever.

Type in, uh,

"Young Torture Killaz"
and his name.

See what comes up.
Humor me.

So you told him that,
over and over?

I like you so much.
I like you so much.

Oh, these margaritas are strong.

Aye-yi-yi-yi-yi.

Um...

I forgot what I was
gonna even tell you.

Oh, I was thinking
about... the bar earlier,

I was thinking about...

How...

How I feel like New York
is always changing,

but I'm not sure why that's
not changing positively,

but I feel like
maybe now it's starting

to change positively.

I don't know.

I think it changes with you.

- It changes with me?
- Yes.

That's what I've been
telling everybody,

but no one buys my beliefs.

One sec.

Who's... who's calling you?

Rusty?

Why the fuck is he calling me?

I don't know.
Do you need to take it?

I think I just missed
my opportunity to take it.

And the worst thing
about it is that

that's probably
gonna get published.

That's, like, gonna do
something real for her.

And I'm gonna be,
like, a math teacher

at New England County
Community College,

and she's gonna be getting
her tenure at Columbia.

You know, I feel like...

I'm just really busy
right now, you know?

With the show coming up,
it's like I got

a million things going on.
I can hardly keep track.

Uh-huh?

It's too much, for sure.
I mean, they got me

this publicist who's supposed
to be, like, a real hotshot.

But I'm not sold on her yet.

She hasn't gotten me
a single interview

I've been impressed by, so.

I don't know.

What's your point?

I...

I think I'm probably
just a little bit too busy

for a relationship right now.

You know, there's a lot
of stuff happening.

And I don't wanna get
this personal business

confused, you know,
with the show

right around the corner, so...

Would you do me a favor?

Would you just take a second
and listen to yourself

and listen
to what you sound like,

and listen to yourself
talk about the show?

It's the most ridiculous
thing in the world.

You're totally
completely insane.

In what world did I ever
ask for a relationship?

Just think about that.
Like, when last night,

- in the course of events...
- Hold on a second.

Fuck.

Fuck-fuck-fuck-fuck-fuck.

Here, I have to go.
I'll pay you back.

I have to take this, all right?

It's Rusty again.

Nothing man.
Just getting brunch.

Um, you know, I'm still
looking around, you know.

A lot of people are
feeling it, though.

Trying to figure out
the best label.

Oh, that.

Yeah, that's pretty cool, right?

Not so sure I'd say that.

Oh. You know,
it's just like

this little, like,
gallery in Bushwick.

I didn't think you guys
would be that into it.

I mean, I can explain.

Remember how you said
you didn't take any

fucked up photos of us?
Or at least you wouldn't

show 'em to anybody if you did?

I'm guessing you don't.

You know, it's this
really cool gallery.

And I was showing the owner
a bunch of pictures.

And it just so happens
that all the best pictures

were those ones.
You know, I...

I think in the long run
you're gonna be happy with it.

I mean, they're really
good, strong images.

I just feel like when you see
all the pictures together,

it'll help change your mind.

Because, I don't know...

When it's contextualized
as an entire piece,

I think it's something
you guys'll be really proud of,

- and I feel like...
- No, I won't be!

You'd better find a way
to take those pictures down.

Shit ain't fucking cool over here,
bro. You don't know us that well.

Can't you just take
a day or two to think about it...

Hey, have fun at
your art show, fuckass.

Hey, hold on.
Wait up.

Listen, man,
I really have to go,

but I hope
you'll change your mind.

Fuck you!

Here's to Nate.
On his first gallery show.

- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

You know, we didn't mind
canceling our trip to Paris.

We'd much rather be here for
your first solo exhibition.

- You did good.
- Thanks.

So tell us about
those photographs.

Well, they're of these
kids that are playing

this aggressive music
down in rural Delaware.

You know, it's...

Sort of an interesting
subculture, I guess.

It's, like, very rustic.

The music's...

Dreadful in a lot of ways.
But there's something

interesting about
that dread, you know?

And so, with this
particular show,

I feel like, even though
there's a lot of anger behind it,

there's still gonna be a lot that
everyone gets out of it, you know?

It's an interesting combination

of portraiture and ethnography.

So you don't really
care for the music?

Well, I mean...

Whether I care for it or not
is not really the point,

'cause it's photography,
you know what I mean?

But no, it's terrible.

You know, it's violent,
and it's explicit.

So you guys are not
gonna even get it.

But beyond that, from,
like, a musical sense,

it's just...
It's infantile.

And these kids
are running around,

and it... I don't know.

They aren't as dark as
they think they are,

and there's something
dark about that.

Are they gonna play
at the opening?

No, I... I actually really

haven't been in touch with them.

I feel like
it's important for there

to be a certain amount
of space between

the documentarian
and the subject, you know?

You don't wanna get too close.

I actually have to take this.

- This is a work call, so.
- Okay. Sure, yeah.

Hey, Rusty.

- Everything all right?
- Yeah, yeah.

You nervous about your big day?

Uh-huh.

Don't be.
It's gonna be a big hit.

It's gonna make lots of money.

I know it will.

She's so sensitive and selfish.

Like I'm supposed to care
about her GA-ship

with my show
right around the corner.

I mean, I'm so busy.

I know that she likes me.

I mean, that's pretty obvious.

But as busy as I am,

and I'm supposed to care
about what she's saying,

and she doesn't understand that.

It's just like, it's ridiculous.

And she started getting
all bitchy and shit.

And I was like,
this could not work.

I don't know, man.
It's... it's about

different perspectives.

That's why I wear these glasses.

Multiple perspectives.

For light.
And for context.

All right, well,
there's one perspective

right now, and that's my career.

And everything hinges
on this fucking show.

That's my perspective, you know?

Okay. I don't need some
fucking stupid glasses

- to see that.
- Now look, first of all,

these glasses cost $400.

Second of all, you would
look disgusting in them.

All right,
so let's not even go there.

What was that?

Nothing.
Don't worry about it.

- To your new job.
- To my new job.

Cafe Mogador never had
a better waitress.

Very exciting.

- Hey.
- Hey.

What's up? We met before.

- I remember.
- Yeah.

- How are you?
- I'm good, how are you?

- Good.
- Do you still have the flyer I gave you?

- I do.
- Mm-hmm.

It's on my refrigerator,
in fact.

- Cool.
- You must be very excited.

The key to photography
is to take photos.

Nathan, how's it going?

Good. Um, I'm thinking
that this might be

the final layout
for the east wall.

May I offer a suggestion?

Of course, yeah.

You might want
to flip those two.

Okay.

It's going to give you
a better image flow.

And this one doesn't
belong to that wall.

Now it looks much stronger.

Sure, you're the boss.

There's no boss.
It's only us.

We're just working together.

No boss.

Okay. There's going to be
some real bigwigs tomorrow.

There's the Russian, Kalatazov.

The guy has a Delacroix
in his bathroom.

I mean, very gauche.
But very rich.

And the Texan,
he owns 12 De Koonings.

Can you believe that?
Yeah.

All I'm saying is that
these guys consume modern art.

Their consultants
tell them to buy,

and they buy.

I tell the consultants...
Tell them to buy.

The consultants
tell me "okay."

At the end, we all make money.

All right. Sounds like

a sound formula to me.

It is.

What I'm asking you
is not to fuck it up.

Vomit...
It's this private thing,

but I feel like
by making it the main piece

of the entire exhibit,

it more... it shows
that it's, you know,

it's like pissing.
It's like shitting.

It's like anything.
It's part of all of us.

Uh-huh.

Never seen that before.

I don't know if that's something
you should be looking at.

It's so funny,
seeing all of them like this.

It's like, such a strange trip.

It almost feels
inappropriate in this context.

I mean, I guess that's
really good, but...

I wish the artiste would
tone it down a little more.

What I was going for is
that there's no redemption

for any of us.
And so by exploring

a culture that's kind of
known for its depravity,

I feel like
it sort of heightens that.

Because you think,

obviously, these people
would have no salvation,

but when you
actually look at it,

it's sort of in the same way
that we don't have salvation.

There isn't that much of a
difference between us and them.

See the guy with the pin-stripe

and blue jeans, behind us?

That's Kalazatov.

- I will introduce you to him.
- Okay.

- This is Nate.
- Hey.

Pleasure to meet you. Nate.

- Nice to meet you.
- Do you like the work?

- I do like the work.
- Thank you.

This is the main one.

But I'm sure you like this one.

Oh yeah.

- That's good.
- I like it a little bit.

Yeah, of course.

That could be some kind of...

These images. It reminds me
of back home in Chechnya.

Yeah. Well, I mean,

when I was there,
it felt like it was

a sort of war-torn
environment, you know?

It's like the video.
It's much more intense.

I don't know, Dr. Cherney.

I mean, to me, this is just
like, you know,

it's like pre-9/11 bullshit,
you know what I mean?

I don't know. I wouldn't be
surprised if there's something there.

I think it's great.
Don't you?

- Yeah, I think so.
- Yeah, except for the fuckin'...

They used fuckin'
$3 clips to hang up...

Put a fucking...
Put it in a fuckin' frame.

Okay, we're at a party
at Sarah's house,

and Nate shows up, and he's like

taking pictures of whatever,
and then he was, like,

in the bedroom by himself.
And that's when she comes back,

and like, I swear to god...

Do you smell that?

Ooh.

Smells like fuckin'
Baltimore in here.

Whose is this gallery?

LaFleur Nagumi.

What the hell is that smell?

Sorry, dude.

Yeah. Sorry.

You should've
included them more, though.

I think they felt
excluded from the process.

Yeah, like, why didn't you
take away some of the pictures

if you knew it was
gonna be a problem?

I said, "Hey, remember,
reach out to them more."

Yeah.
Thanks for the advice,

dicks.

I'm fucked now.

Nate, have a seat.

Let me just say that...

Let me speak.

In all my years at the gallery,

and in all my years
of simply going to art shows,

never, never have I seen
anything like last night.

It was completely and totally...

Let me speak, Nate.

When I smelled that stink bomb,

it was one of the worst
feelings I ever had.

I really took a chance
on a young artist.

And I totally acted
out of character

in giving you this opportunity.

Why in hell should I risk
my reputation for someone

- I barely know?
- I know, and I feel like...

Nate, please.
What I'm desperately

trying to say is,

I had a strange
feeling about you.

You act all soft and sweet,
but I could tell.

You'd be trouble.
Last night's show

is not something that will
be forgotten anytime soon.

It will have a lasting impact.

Yeah, but let me just say
that I don't feel like...

I don't know if you staged this,

I don't even know what that was.

I'm dying to know.

But the thing is, you see,

we sold every fucking piece.

I've been up all night
making deals on the phone.

It was total frenzy.
Even hysteria.

The whole art world
knows about it.

So, how does it feel
to be an enfant terrible?

Are you serious?

We sold everything?

Indeed we did.

And guess which one
went for the most?

No idea.

"Nate is a homo."

Put yo fuckin' dicks
in the air for

Dr. Consequence.

Caw-caw yeah!

Smokin' blunts every day.

Don't worry about it.
I'm a doctor. You'll be okay.

Roll up a blunt,
stick it in yo ass, bitch.

Yeah, man, y'all act
like you want trouble.