In the 2010s, Andrew Norman Wilson had seen his art go viral a few times, and landed four biennials in one year—the start of a promising career. In “It’s Not What the World Needs Right Now,” his widely shared essay for the The Baffler, Wilson asks what precisely that looks like in an industry that pays in clout and almost never in cash. In a reading that paints a stark portrait, replete with a rib removal and an episode of penguin-induced dissociation, Wilson insightfully and hilariously explores his departure from a contemporary art world whose works serve no one but yacht owners and curatorial bureaucrats with terminal degrees.

This new version incorporates fresh material and more laughs as it develops toward an upcoming comedy streaming special.