Amy Winstanley,
Untitled, 2023, Oil on canvas, 13 x 8 7/8 in | 33 x 22.5 cm, Courtesy the artist and Margot Samel, NYC. Photo by Patrick Jameson
“Anyone can lose his temper and fly off the handle. But it’s better than being mean.” -Tove
Janssen, The True Deceiver Outlets are important. For each of us,
there must be a way, a place, a method to get rid of that which no longer serves. Whether this is anger, pieces of grief, resentment, or whatever holds us back, keeping them can cause further damage as we move along the road. These outlets may come in as many forms as there are people on earth. Perhaps no two are exactly alike. But they are an essential part of the resources we need to carry on. Kristen Sanders chatted with us about her show, Protoself, running through July 28 at Asya Geisberg Gallery. The title of the show derives from the theory of consciousness by neurologist Antonio Damasio. He posited that the protoself is the first in a hierarchical system of consciousness and foreshadows the self to be. The work in this exhibition focuses quite a lot on coming into the self. To learn more, listen to the complete interview. Amy Winstanley joined us to discuss, among other things, her show, Lost Hap, which recently closed at Margo Samel Gallery.
The title of the show came to her about two years ago while reading Living a Feminist Life and The
Promise of Happiness, both by Sarah Ahmed. The author discusses the old English root of the word happiness, which shares “hap” with “perhaps” and “happenstance” and has lost some of the breezy element that it once carried. Nowadays, we feel the need to gain things in order to be happy, which has led to our consumerist culture and, consequently, our ecological destruction. To hear more, listen to the complete interview. Read the summary of this week's interviews and resources. |
Jenny Moore, founding director of Tinworks Art in Bozeman, Montana since March 2023. Moore arrives to the four-year-old arts organization from Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas. She led that institution, founded by Donald Judd in the 1980s, from 2013 to 2022. At Tinworks—which occupies an array of historic and light industrial buildings and focuses on
presenting work by diverse artists in unusual settings—Moore is charged with building the contemporary art program, commissioning site-specific works, developing the museum site, and expanding and formalizing operations. Members Click and Log In / Non-Members Click and Join |
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Is It Time? Art is a passion. And for those who decide to build that passion into a career, art can begin to feel like a daunting path. But it doesn’t need to be this way. The art world is not impenatrable. You absolutely can find opportunities in every corner, and while you won’t land every one, there will be those that are just right for you. Each week we bring you a handful of
opportunities to inspire and put you on the path toward that next step in your career. Read more |
When the time is right for you to turn your art into your livelihood, where do you turn first? How does one build a successful career in the art world, a place notorious for its roadblocks and exclusive members-only status? The truth is that you absolutely can forge a life as a working artist, you simply need the right tools, just like with anything else. One of those tools is
knowing what sort of opportunities are available – and there are a lot of them – here are a few to get you started. |
These are positive and / or negative reviews of galleries, art fairs, consultants, writers, online pay to play offers, residencies and more – all written by artists so that other artists can beware of situations where institutions treat
artists badly, or that end up costing the artist money or are outright scams.
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