Monia Ben Hamouda /
Michele Gabriele, Remarkably Clear, Almost Visible; installation view, 2022 via Ashes/Ashes
“However mean your life is, meet it and live it.” -Henry David Thoreau Eschew the modern belief
that life is meant to be a thing of ease and comfort. Accept it in all its discomfort and live as fully as you possibly can. Do not believe that the only times worth really digging into are those that are soft and filled with ease. On the contrary, often it is the most difficult moments that bring the greatest change, the richest depth of understanding. Paula Wilson sat down to chat with us about, among other things, her exhibition titled Imago at Danny Dimin Gallery in NYC. The word imago, Latin for image, holds many meanings and associations for Wilson. There are the ideas of copying and artistic representations as well as a definition within psychological terminology. There is another meaning of the word, which is the last stage of metamorphosis for insects when they become fully winged. To hear more about what the show represents, and to hear
what works were on view created by Wilson and her collaborator, woodworker Mike Lagg, listen to the complete interview. Monia Ben Hamouda joined us to discuss her collaborative show with Michele Gabriele Remarkably Clear, Almost Visible at Ashes/Ashes Gallery, which closed in August. The artists met six years ago and a few years after that attended a residency in Massachusetts together. The work they produced there makes up the body of this exhibition. To hear more, listen to the complete interview. |
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