“However, as soon as Mrs. Hogg stepped into her room she disappeared, she simply disappeared. She had no private life whatsoever. God knows where she went in her privacy.”

-Muriel Spark, The Comforters

Sometimes people seem most alive when they’re busy in the world—chatting, working, making themselves visible. But what happens when the noise fades and the door closes? Some people vanish into quiet routines, while others find their truest selves. The space between what we show and what we keep hidden is often where the most intriguing stories live.

Robert Janitz joined us to talk about his recent show at CANADA Gallery in NYC, 1001 Nights [+1]. Each of the paintings in the show tells its own story, befitting a title that reflects a book in which the main character saves her life by telling a story every night to her husband, a king who routinely murders his wives after just one night of marriage. The +1 is a humorous nod to New York parties, where you can often bring a friend to a special party calling them a "+ one."

Eva Lake spoke to us about Because She’s Worth It, her recent exhibition at Frosch & Co. The title comes from a very successful L’Oréal hair color campaign, relevant to Lake who worked for a long time as a makeup artist and to the work which examines the way women are valued. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.