“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow.” -Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
As the year continues to shift and unfold toward its impending finish, it’s worth remembering that change isn’t something to brace against, it’s something we’re already living inside of. Plans evolve, rhythms break, new paths quietly appear. When we loosen our grip on how things should look, we make room for clarity, resilience, and even unexpected joy.
Jeanine Brito, a Montréal-based painter, is currently exhibiting her series All the Better to Eat You With at Nicodim Gallery. Her layered, fairy-tale imagery uses her own likeness to explore gender and desire. Brito’s work spans fine art and popular culture. Click here to learn more.
Jeffrey Say, an art historian, joined us back in 2021 from Singapore. At the time, the world was just about one year into the pandemic. Our discussion ranged from how things were going at the time in Singapore to his role overseeing the MA in Asian Art Histories at LaSalle College of Art. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.
A Few Words to Keep in Your Pocket.
This moment, exactly as it is, may be inviting us to move with it rather than push back and to discover what opens up when we do.
Outings.
Join me at Half Gallery for work by Katherine Qiyu and Tommy May
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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 Janetlee Sellers is reading Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art from MIT Press.
Opportunities.
Salina Art Center seeks submissions for the 2026 Mountain Plains Contemporary Art Biennial, a juried exhibition of contemporary visual art from the Mountain-Plains region exploring identity, place, and transformation across all media. For more information, visit the website. Deadline is January 20.