What – Or Who – Is In Your Way?

“There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself.”

Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye

In The Long Goodbye, investigator Phillip Marlowe finds himself plunged into a world he scarcely understands. He is in pursuit of the truth, but along the way he encounters tremendously steep obstacles to achieving it. This is an apt metaphor for the way life moves along for the vast majority of us. While we all have, for the most part, the best intentions, external and internal obstacles often stand in the way of a straight path. Consider which of those hold you back the most – be honest. Is it really that the whole world is against you, or could you be getting in your own way?

Sarah Brenneman joined us to talk about a two-person show on view at Artisan Lofts. The exhibition is a collaboration between Garvey Simon Gallery and McKenzie Fine Art and features Brenneman’s work alongside the work of Gary Petersen. The body of work Brenneman has on view moves between works on canvas and small works on paper. Both relate to each other, though as she has worked on paper Brenneman has been working on paring down her art. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.

Elias Wessel sat down to discuss his show, It’s Complicated, on view until early September at Picture Theory. The title of the show, derived from one of the available explanations of one’s relationship status on social media, threads a few needles, including the complications of social media itself and the complexities of relationships in an age of digital communication. To learn more about this and the work in the exhibition, listen to the complete interview.