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# The Fragmented Head of a Colossal Boy
- URL: https://www.jamesreeves.co/the-fragmented-head-of-a-colossal-boy/
- Published: 2020-02-28T13:53:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-03T17:33:33.000Z
- Description: A woman was visibly upset in aisle six because they were out of antibacterial hand-wipes.
- Author: James A. Reeves
- Tags: Art

I often think about this broken sculpture at the Met, the fragmented head of a colossal boy from two thousand years ago. Somehow it captures the sensation of today’s psychic shred and shear.

We’re heading into strange days. The best advice I’ve ever received was from an old man down in New Orleans who growled like a profane Buddha: “Opinions kill motherfuckers. Experience saves lives.”