“Oh, the humanity!” -Herbert Morrison
We never know when we are living through history, as they say. What begins as an ordinary day may evolve into something for the ages, in either the very best or the very worst way. In reading Catherine Grace Katz’s Shadow Before the Flame: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Prelude to War, one wonders how the day started for all those affected by that moment in history. No one knew, when they woke up that morning, that after that day the world would be forever changed and that it would echo across all time.
Channing Hansen joined us recently to talk about Metaphorical Spectra, his show at Susan Inglett Gallery until November 25. Of the work, in which Hansen works with his own algorithm, he quips: What happens when an artist deliberately builds a system capable of surprising the artist? You get a philosophical question with yarn attached. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.
Steve Greene spoke to us about his current exhibition at Frosh & Co, New Paintings, on view until November 29. Greene works with oil on canvas, starting with multiple drawings, many of which he rejects. Much of the time, he has no idea why he is creating what he is creating, often seeing shapes only after the work is complete. Finished pieces have lines that tend to evoke maps or diagrams or architectural structures. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.
A Few Words to Keep in Your Pocket.
What parts of history have you lived through, and when did you realize you were witness to something that would make its mark?
Outings.
Join me at Vito Schnabel Gallery for Francesco Clemente’s Travel Diary
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More Books to Read.
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Opportunities.
Chulitna Lodge Wilderness Retreat offers creative professionals and researchers of all disciplines and experience levels the space, resources, and inspiration to create, explore, and reflect. To learn more and apply, visit the website. Deadline is November 28.