What Means the Most?

“Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure.”

-Oliver Sacks, Gratitude

How would you look back at your life if given the chance? What would stand out to you as the things that mattered most, and what could you have spent less time on? We march through our time often blind to the wonder and privilege all around us, but what if we stopped to reflect, made it a habit, really made time to relish the miracle of our existence?

Dike Blair joined us to talk about his show at KARMA, which runs until October 26. The works are something of a departure from his norm, with no sculptural pieces in this collection which spans two rooms. In the first room, viewers encounter images of skies rendered in wash on paper, and in the back room, oil paintings of his swimming pool. All of the works are exactly the same size. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.

Hein Koh sat down to discuss her show, Hope Springs Eternal, which closes October 19 at Anton Kern Gallery. Koh often works with cliche in her work and when titling her shows, seeing humor as well as meaning in them. This particular cliche title originally comes from a poem by Alexander Pope, and speaks to the idea that, no matter what, in the face of adversity, humans retain the capacity for optimism. This resonates strongly with Koh, who recently went through treatment for breast cancer. In her work, she depicts a character that came to her after giving birth to her twins in 2015. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.