“It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.”
-George Eliot, Middlemarch
In a time when the world feels increasingly divided, it’s easy to forget that truth rarely exists in just one form. We scroll, we react, we pick our sides, and we often lose sight of the importance of seeing through another’s eyes. The ability to hold multiple perspectives isn’t weakness, it’s wisdom. As we move through this moment in history, perhaps the learning to see the whole picture again is the most important thing we can do.
Willie Stewart joined us to talk about Constructed Pictures, his spring/summer 2025 show at Morgan Presents. Stewart’s approach changes while staying congruent, starting from archives that he has amassed over his lifetime – materials like books and images. In this show he stretched canvas over panels, building the paintings from the back forward, beginning with the place then considering the figures who might inhabit. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.
Melanie Vote spoke to Praxis about We Were Never Here, her recent group show at Kaliner Gallery, as well as other works at Equity Gallery. In Portrait of Norman Allen Vote 1945-2025, which Vote also quietly calls Waiting, depicts her usually active father, a farmer who recently passed from cancer, sitting still toward the end of his life long enough that she was able to draw him. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.
A Few Words to Keep in Your Pocket.
What might happen if we paused long enough to listen instead of defend, to ask instead of assume?
Outings.
Interviews are available on iTunes as podcasts, and for Android, please click here. All weekly essay pieces are here in a shareable format. The full archive of interviews is here.
More Books to Read.
Ours is a community of readers. Tell us what books you’re reading now by adding your titles to our reading list here. Praxis user Francis has of late been reading The Bible.
Opportunities.
The Ransom Center offers fellowships and travel stipends for artists, writers, and researchers to pursue on-site projects exploring its renowned collections in literature, photography, film, art, and cultural history. For more information, visit the website. Deadline for applications is November 3.