Dirty Hands The Art Crimes of David Choe (2008)

Los Angeles artist David Choes kaleidoscopic work can be playful confrontational and sexually frank His personal life is no less complicated as revealed by close friend Harry Kim who documented Choes life and crimes from 2000 to 2007 From the manic highs of commercial success and dinosaur hunting in the Congo to the selfdestructive lows of Japanese jail sentences and bouts of selfdoubt and depression what begins as a gleeful portrait of a badboy artist slowly becomes a poignant celebration of one mans journey both artistically and spiritually toward his own uncertain salvation Written by Travis Miles