David Hammons Gets at the Why? of It

David Hammons Gets at the Why? of It

LOS ANGELES — I locked my phone in the required case, grabbed a tiny LED flashlight, and parted the thick black curtains. It was extremely still, an eerie kind of dark. A docent announced himself and welcomed me into the space — a disembodied voice that both startled and calmed me. I walked slowly, the darkness stunting my gait. I turned on my flashlight, and an orb of dark blue appeared before me on the ground. It’s strange to willingly enter a…