I Talk So Fast That My Words Lose Context & Meaning

David Lester – the “guitar” half of the Mecca Normal duo – gives us a beautifully presented collection of his surprising, subtle drawings. These are semi-surreal pencil sketches usually accompanied by a single line of text – a punch line that, despite the overall anti-capitalist tone, is more Far Side than No Logo. In Lester’s drawings, people look at each other, but never seem to see each other. Two smiling men sit across from each other. “Actually,” one of them says, “I like crap.” This is a provocative collection that explores the mental environment of mass culture without becoming preachy. (Hal Niedzviecki)

chapbook, David Lester, $6, smarten up! & get to the point publishing, 304-1320 Salsbury Dr., Vancouver, BC, V5L 4B3

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