David Choe’s Fans Want to Follow Him to a World Beyond Conformity
He cultivated an online community dedicated to surrendering control. He’s the artist; they’re his art.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/david-choes-fans-want-to-follow-him-to-a-world-beyond-conformity
Like Steven, most had been Choe fans through “DVDASA” or all the way back to the Vice years. And many saw their own journeys mirrored in what they viewed as Choe’s transformation from a gonzo, punk, train-hopping artist who tagged buildings and courted outrage to a grown man seemingly striving for maturity and spiritual growth.