What – And How – Do You Remember? / Yale Interviews and Resources for Artists - Your Weekly Digest
Published: Sun, 10/13/24
Updated: Tue, 10/15/24
Your Weekly Digest from Praxis Center for Aesthetic Studies
OCT 13, 2024
What – And How – Do You Remember?
by Brainard Carey
Margaret Cogswell, Karasu to Issyoni Kaerimasyo: A River of Memories (2024) Mixed-media installation: sunset “painted” with tulle; river= fishing nets over wire fencing mesh; LED candles on river; fishing nets on floor; black shadow on veneer board; fishing pole with bamboo &
wire; photo in white fishing net; grey acrylic ground cloth on walls & bamboo structure; crows painted with sumi on washi paper stitched onto tulle and stretched over bamboo circle frame.
Another hop and I might reach him I
might see him I might hug my father, still twenty-nine and about to be a father for the first time.
How do you relate to memories? For most of us, the answer to this is complex. Memories make up our lives and allow us to see how we have lived. But they can come with equal amounts of joy and pain, often both blended together. Anyone who has experienced loss is likely grateful for the memories they keep of those who have departed, but revisiting these can bring fresh grief. Even memories of childhood can come with a complicated
package of emotions. Memories are a tricky business – on the one hand a benefit and even a blessing, on the other a potential source of heartache and confusion.
Margaret Cogswell joined us to talk about her site specific
mixed-media installation, Karasu to Isshoni Kaerimasyo, on view until October 27 at mh project in Japan. The title of the show comes from a Japanese children’s song about sunset that Cogswell learned in kindergarten while growing up in Japan. To learn more about the song, her background and work, listen to the complete interview.
Leora Fridman chatted with Danielle Durschlag about her new book, Bound Up: On Kink, Power & Belonging. Fridman’s work explores issues of identity, care, dis/ability and embodiment. Her other books include books of essays, prose and poetry as well as translation work. To learn about her latest book and more, listen to the complete interview.
Dan Cameron is a curator of contemporary art who also writes about art, teaches & gives lectures about art, makes art, serves on art-related juries and boards, and advises both public
and private collections. He has lived in downtown Manhattan since 1979, although for periods of time he has also been based in New Orleans, LA and Long Beach, CA.
Even when the world feels as though it is coming apart at the seams, art matters. Artists have always had a special relationship to the global conversation, an opportunity to add beauty and truth to seemingly impossible circumstances. If you look around at the headlines and think, is making art even worth it in the moment in
which we find ourselves, the answer is a resounding yes. Here are a few opportunities to inspire you.
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.
