What’s Missing?

“The more you leave out, the more you highlight what you leave in.” -Henry Green

Do you curate your life – perhaps without even consciously realizing it? For the most part, we all do this, selecting those things that make sense to us and leaving out the rest. And while the substance of what’s there carries meaning, equally significant – perhaps even more so – is what’s missing. Absences and omissions can speak volumes. They can offer insight into many facets of our personalities and preferences, and they can even be a window into what we fear and keep at a distance. Taking stock of what isn’t there can be a great way to bolster your self-awareness.

GIDEONSSON/LONDRÉ joined us back in 2020 to talk about their collaborative work. They spoke to us from a small farming community in Sweden nestled in a mountain range near the Norwegian border. They had lived there for five years at the time, making the conscious choice to live there rather than in a city. At the time, they were preparing work for a show dealing with aspects of immortality. Their contribution for this dealt with themes of conservation, including the subject of bog bodies. To learn more, listen to the complete interview. 

Louise P. Sloane spoke to us recently about her exhibit, Back to the Future: The Paintings of Louise P. Sloane, on view at Spanierman Modern until October 26. The retrospective show encompasses work from 1976 through 2022. Early in her career, Sloane used beeswax as an inexpensive binder for her paints, creating a melted mixture into which she would pour her pigments. She applied this to canvas stretched over mason board, or, when she was feeling impatient, she would paint directly on the mason board. These earlier works are represented among others in her current show. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.