Studio Visit: Behind the Scenes With Brian Bress

On an oppressive late-August afternoon in Los Angeles, Brian Bress and I sit together in front of his computer screen watching It's Been A Long Day, one of two videos that will debut in less than two weeks as part of his first solo show at Cherry and Martin. Clocking in at approximately two minutes, the video features an unnamed sad sack (played by Bress) looking in a mirror and tending to a weeping bullet hole in the middle of his forehead. Poking at the wound with clumsy fingers and muttering to himself in a voice that will certainly keep the flies away, Bress's character quickly refocuses his efforts from caring for the wound to painting his face with it.
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