The Gallerist
The Gallerist
Central Africa, around 300.000 years ago: a group of Homo Sapiens sets the prairie on fire and runs straight in the flames. On a nearby hill a solitary specimen, flat sledge splinters stuck between his cheekbones and brows, carves a rock. A monkey as tall as the stratosphere sits still in the plain.
“There is, East of the Parthians, a recluse nation, hostile to everyone else, that makes itself rich trading with Serica beyond the desert, which no-one can pass through for the cruelty of it inhabitants and the bitterness of the climate. It is said they hold market every two years, in such a manner: at first they make great sacrifices, and games where many men slay each other. Having done this, a great wind rises: and suddenly many riches and crafts of Serica appear where nothing stood before. So they say their Gods have brought that, and say they do it with their Gods’ favor. It is also said that their statues are of great beauty, and that their king is blind and greedy for money”.
Marius Rufus Sabinus, Report to the Roman Senate from the Mesopotamic legions, 275 a.C.
“And I cameth with in the Walles, and I dith pass the Door that was well guarded and tall much, and thei (the Townes Folkes) spoke to me: that here Death lives, and great art He makes of it. And I llooketh and I saw that a Manne not tall, with his own Eyes covered with Chrystals, did throne of a many undone limbs, and he of that did Bite: and at his front were many Terrible Images and Canevasses, but veritably yet very Beautyfull, putten on Poles; and some Menne went forthe and thei llooketh, alltime Saying, “here is, thys is very well Pynted! I wuld Gyve cviii Pownde for Habbing it”; and the Mann or verily Monstrer Devyl thei responsed, “Syres, You haben’t Ratio of what Youe Sai: it values plenti more!”; and item one other a Grander Offere gyveth forth; and more so went forth, by my great Penance and their great Dylectum”.
Friar Beriard Ballocke, “Chronycle of myne Myssion to the Orient”, 1290
“(…) Excellent organizational qualities (…) presumed native knowledge of Sumerian, Hyttite, Babylonian, Persian, Ancient Greek and Chinese, Aramaic (…) following presumed prolonged exposure to cat. XIII/12 events, relational capabilities with “human” cat. Subjects appears extremely limited (…) seemingly foreign to concepts such “introspection” and “individual” (…) regular tendency to recreational cannibalism (…). Final evaluation: it is advised to avoid operational use, rather favoring a mid-level executive position, preferably abroad”.
People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs, Financial Department, Inhuman Section, Biographical file of Case Number VZ20043, 1945
“Hermann Homer catches Kundler! Red claws over the city?
The famed art gallery flies into the stubby hands of New York’s richest Greek – but according to the most malignant (or the incredibly informed?) there’s not just love for art behind the operation. Homer (who’s paid off the gallery “extensive” liabilities as a prerequisite for the transaction) is indeed known as much for his avid art collecting as he is for the money laundering allegations – and that’s not even the worst on his resume. The bespectacled stock-market mogul had indeed never convincingly denied repeated gossip accusing him of being a Communist Cuddler, and not everyone believes the tale of the man with no past landing in America past the war looking for fortune.”
Naughty New York News, 1971
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