To love is to risk. There are no two ways about it. When we pour ourselves, heart and soul, into another being, no matter what kind of love – romantic, platonic, familial – we open ourselves up to possible pain. And it is this that keeps some from giving themselves completely. For some, the fear of loss or complication is too great to open up to. For some, it feels safer to remain closed. But by doing this, perhaps opportunities are missed – while pain is often part of love, so is joy
and fulfillment and all manner of things.
Jerri Allyn joined us to discuss Sx Celebrated: Expanding Erotic Power, a recent popup at DoLA, among other things. The title of the popup was written to get around online community standards that often don’t allow the word “sex” to appear in advertising copy. The project brings Allyn full circle from the co-founding of The Waitresses
30 years ago. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.
Jim Osman spoke
about his recent show, Walnut 3, which ran until December 21 at McKenzie Fine Art. The exhibition includes Osman’s sculptural works created in walnut, the medium he has used almost exclusively for about five to eight years. He discovered walnut by chance in scrap bins where he used to teach and was immediately drawn to its look. To
learn more about Osman’s work, listen to the complete interview.
Mathilde Walker-Billaud is a curator and cultural producer based in New York City. With a focus on literature, performance and time-based media, her multidisciplinary projects grapple with
Western systems of representation and knowledge.
A new year brings the opportunity for new beginnings. But it is important not to expect a full rewrite of your entire life. Committing to working toward a few healthy shifts is one thing, deciding firmly that this is the year you turn on a dime day one and reset your course is nothing more than an invitation to fail. Humans
are creatures of habit, and psychology and behavioral science tell us that it takes time to reshape those habits. So give yourself some grace, and do not expect a new year miracle. With that said, here are some opportunities to start your year off right.
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.
