Saturday, January 4, 1986

Sunny day. Karen Burke finally passed her doctor’s exam. She sent me a card that said so. 

    Got to work at 4:00. Looked through some Soldier of Fortune magazines becasue I want to do war pictures. I was Xeroxing from them, having Sam do it, and when I went and looked he had about a thousand pages in the trash! He’d been Xeroxing on the wrong size paper and not getting the whole picture in and I said someting and he can’t take criticism, he screamed, “Don’t make me nervous!” And I mean, he knows about money. I don’t know why he’d waste so much. 

Andy Warhol

FLUSH: Paintings by Michael St. John

Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 16

A drawing of a faucet with a hand holding a sink nozzle, a blue infinity symbol, and sketches like a yellow sun, red handwriting, and a green note saying 'Please wash hands' on a white surface.

Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 16

A painted illustration of a mechanical valve or faucet on a white wall, with a handwritten note and a sticker that reads "PLEASE WASH HANDS."

Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 16

A drawing of a faucet with handwritten notes and doodles. The drawing includes a red, white, and blue heated symbol resembling the Republican party's elephant logo, with stars and stripes. There are various small notes and words written around the faucet, including a sign that says "PLEASE WASH HANDS" and words like "WTF," "ELIS," and random words and scribbles.

Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 16

handwritten notes with a list of instructions about wearing a hat and mask, a black and white street art illustration of a person in a hoodie, a green graphic with a hand washing symbol and the text 'Please Wash Hands,' and a black and white logo with intersecting lines.

Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 16

A sticker with an American flag background and an eagle head with the words "WAR ROOM." Other signs include a hand drawing, a notice to wash hands, and other handwritten messages on the wall.

Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 16

Illustration of a faucet and a hand sanitizer dispenser with handwritten notes and symbols, including a red pentagram drawing with the words "SATIN RULEZ," an American presidential seal, and a sign that reads "PLEASE WASH HANDS."

Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 16

A hand-drawn illustration of a faucet on a wall with a blue splash of water coming out. Above the faucet, there is a red and white sign that reads "ALTERNATIVE FACTS." To the right of the sign, there is a small drawing of a unicorn with a rainbow-colored mane and tail. To the right of the faucet, there is a sticker that says "PLEASE WASH HANDS" with a graphic of a hand washing. Handwritten numbers and text are visible around the drawing.

Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 16

Sticker of a melting ice cream cone with a red rectangular sign that reads 'MAGA' attached above it, handwritten notes in various colors surrounding the sticker.

Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 16

A drawing of a drill with a note that says 'Teenage ART is not one attempt to look after it has p...' and the phrase 'PLEASE WASH HANDS' at the bottom right.

Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 16

Graffiti of a snake above the words "DONT TREAD ON ME" on a yellow background with a black and white zebrastriped dog at the bottom.

Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 16

Illustration of a faucet with a small sign saying "Please Wash Hands." The background features various stickers and graffiti, including logos for iHeart, Google, and a torn sticker of the INEC WARS website.

Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 16

A sticker with the Amazon logo and the words 'Please Wash Hands' on a white surface. A graphic of a faucet with water is also present.

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The Andy Warhol Diaries

Paintings by Michael St. John

SOCIAL MAINTENANCE: INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL ST. JOHN

Michel St. John has presented exhibitions at Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York, Team Gallery, Karma, Marlborough Contemporary, Edward Cella in LA, CCS Bard, The Rubell Family Collection The Weatherspoon Art Museum, Andrew Kreps and Feature Inc.

REVIEWS: Michael St. John

Smith, Roberta. “Michael St. John: ‘In the Studio Twenty Eleven’ and ‘The Wedding (The Walker Evans Polaroid Project)’” Andrea Rosen Gallery, January 5, 2012, New York Times.

Hirsh, Faye. “Michael St. John” Andrea Rosen Gallery, December 25, 2013 Art in America.