In Memoriam: Norman Diekman
Publisher’s Note: Norman Diekman, of New York City, died on January 23, 2022. He was a design talent and a force to be reckoned with. We will miss him. For a snapshot of the Norman we knew and admired, don’t skip the link to the Gagosian Spring Quarterly interview. The following tribute, as written by his wife, Christina, who survives him. Perfection Wasted by John Updike And another regrettable thing about death is the ceasing of your own brand of magic, which took a whole life to develop and market — the quips, the witticisms, the slant adjusted to a few, those loved ones nearest the lip of the stage, their soft faces blanched in the footlight glow, their laughter close to tears, their tears confused with their diamond earrings, their warm pooled breath in and out with your heartbeat, their response and your performance twinned. The jokes over the phone. The …
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