As the new year opens, it reminds us that time has a way of slipping past our best intentions. It doesn’t mean to rush us or demand sweeping change, it simply happens, but perhaps we can let this knowledge nudge us toward what we’ve been postponing, whether it’s conversations, ideas, rest, or simple joys we keep promising ourselves we’ll get to eventually.
James Horner joined us to discuss Making of an American Dandy, his upcoming show at Amos Eno Gallery. For this retrospective exhibition, Horner spent a great deal of time digging through his entire body of work, a process he found tremendously enlightening as he rediscovered what he was doing decades ago. In a sense, the show encapsulates the history of queer culture through the lens of Horner’s art. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.
Elijah Gowin talked with us about Spirit and Shadow, his current exhibition at Robert Mann Gallery. The show consists of two series – one about snow illuminated in darkness, the other a 10 year project photographing fireflies. Both have a poetic sense of light in the darkness, a visual theme that informs the ethereal title of the exhibition. To learn about this show and Gowin’s photographic process, listen to the complete interview.
A Few Words to Keep in Your Pocket.
The year ahead is wide and unwritten, but it begins here, in the smallest choices we’re willing to make now.
Outings.
Join me at 1969 Gallery for work by Adam Dressner
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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 Johannes Meyen recommends Economics in One Lesson, by Henry Hazlitt.
Opportunities.
The Factory on Willow is a historic 1904 Manchester mill reimagined as a vibrant mixed-use hub for artists, residents, entrepreneurs, and innovators, blending studios, housing, events, and creative community. Visit the website to learn about artist in residency opportunities. Deadlines are rolling.