Tobias Wong Killed Himself...Or Did He?

Wonderful article from NY Times details the late Tobias Wong--a "complex, mercurial, mischievous" designer and conceptual artist.  Especially interesting because I am prone to sleepwalking, talking, and night terrors myself, but nothing like he was.

During episodes, Mr. Wong would rise from bed in a zombielike trance and perform elaborate tasks (bill clients, make funny outfits for his cats) that require agency and concentration, if not full consciousness.

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When he woke up a few hours later, Mr. Dubitsky recalled, Mr. Wong had slipped into a sleepwalking state. Mr. Dubitsky tried to chat with him, then went to bed.

The next morning, he found his partner dead. The office of the chief medical examiner in Manhattan ruled it a suicide by hanging.

Some of Wong's work...

Coke Spoon #2

(Coke Spoon #1 is a gilded Bic pen cap)

NYC Story (a small book)

Gold Pills "for the man who has absolutely everything!"

From justanotherrichkid.com: "...these 24K gold leaf capsules turn your innermost parts into chambers of wealth.  Consume and digest."