What Are You Looking For?
Jen DeLuna | The Soft Animal of Your Body, 2024, Oil on canvas | 24 x 24 in.
“Nobody ever figures out what life is
all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.” -Richard P. Feynman Humans, as a rule, spend a lot of their time on earth seeking. Whether truth or meaning,
connection or expansion, we are searchers. This is how we engage with the world around us, and it is how we continue on a lifelong journey of learning, whether in small or large ways. How lucky are we that every morning we wake up to a new day. Whether it is filled with new horizons or familiar routine, there is always something that can be learned if we just take the time to look. Jen DeLuna joined us to talk about her show, Dust and Sweat and Feigning Grace, which ran from August 2-30 at Storage Gallery in Tribeca. DeLuna says that much in the way that
she collects photographs, she also collects phrases. The title of this exhibition of figurative works came from a magazine clipping she collected years ago that read, “dust and sweat and sometimes blood.” After some research, she learned the quote was based on a quote from Teddy Roosevelt and DeLuna found herself drawn to the cadence of the phrase. She adapted it to more closely reflect her own experience and the figures in the show. To learn more, listen to the complete interview. Howard Fishman chatted with us about his recent book, To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The
Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse. Converse was a musician who, according to legend, drove off at the age of 50 in 1974 and mysteriously vanished never to be seen again. To learn more about the unusual story of Connie Converse, hear clips of her music and more, listen to the complete interview. Read the
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Sarah Fritchey is an independent Curator and Writer who works at the intersections of art, justice, civic engagement, memory and belonging. Her projects seek to bring different forms of
exhibition making into a shared space, and link object study to storytelling, local history, site, and direct action. Driven by the philosophy that"one place understood helps us understand all places better,"she grounds her practice in acts of gathering, learning and reciprocal exchange.
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Weekly Grants & Resources for Artists
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When times are tough, what keeps you going? What is the spark that cuts through the darkness and stays your course? The answer is different for everyone. For some it may be taking time to step away and refresh. For others, throwing their whole selves into work can be the catharsis they seek. Whatever it is that helps you
stay balanced when the path gets thorny, make sure you make time for it. And when you’re ready, we’ll be here with opportunities to keep you moving forward. Here are a few with upcoming deadlines.
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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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