Mark van Yetter, Jonas, Amelie & Loki, 2024 Pastel on paper, artist’s pine frame 27.6 × 39.4 in. (70.10 × 100.08 cm). Copyright Mark van Yetter, Courtesy of the artist and Bridget Donahue, NYC, Photo by Charles Benton.
“Books, indeed, were his sole
luxuries” -Edgar Allen Poe, The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales There are those for whom books are a universe unto themselves. They offer fully immersive worlds in which to lose oneself entirely, leaving the plane of reality and stepping across a threshold to places never before seen or heard of. Books can offer mere entertainment, or they can offer much, much more. For some, literature is a true refuge, an escape in real time. Beyond just a hobby to pass the time, books can be a lifeline. Mark van Yetter joined us to discuss his show, Portraits and Landscapes, which ran until January 4 at Bridget Donahue Gallery. In the press release for the show, written by van Yetter himself, he discussed his reluctance to write about the work and commodify them in a gallery showing. To learn more, listen to the complete interview. Matthew Leifheit chatted with us about his show, Gay Archives, which ran in the fall of 2024 at Union College’s Cromwell and West Galleries. You can take a virtual tour of the exhibit here. The show, curated by Rachel Stern, delved into independent community archives where, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, materials relating to the gay and lesbian political movement and more were collected as a response to larger institutions not accepting these items. To learn more, listen to the complete interview. Read the summary of this week's interviews and resources. |
Håkon Lillegraven is a curator, art mediator and writer, based in Oslo, Norway, with a special interest in queer, norm-critical, and performative practices, and artistic practices and
stakeholders within these. He is currently Curator of Education and Public Programmes at the National Museum (Nasjonalmuseet) in Oslo, Norway. Meet him live via Zoom - Members Click and
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It is cold here in the Northeast U.S. Single digits, the sort of temperatures that make you want to take to your bed and hibernate until the birds start singing again. But artists know there’s no time to rest, not even in the depths of winter, because you – and you alone – are the author of your own career. So no matter
where you are, no matter the weather, get out there and get those opportunities flowing. Here are a few to get you warmed up: Read
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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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