\u201cWhat any true painting touches is an absence \u2013 an absence of which without the painting, we might be unaware. And that would be our loss.\u201d<\/p>\n
-John Berger,\u00a0The Shape of a Pocket<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n John Berger was 75 when he published\u00a0The Shape of a Pocket<\/em> in 2001. It is a beautiful book in which he writes poetically about art and the world and what it means to really look closely. Reading it, one gets the sense that Berger was feeling that the world was moving toward something dark, which seems to be a recurring theme in history. Perhaps every generation has moments of trepidation about the path they\u2019re treading. And surely every generation that does must decide what they\u2019re going to do about it.<\/p>\n Elias Mung\u2019ora<\/a> joined us to talk about his museum show,\u00a0Song of Lawino<\/em><\/a>, which ran until February 21 at the Yang Family University Art Gallery at Indiana State University. The title comes from the epic poem of the same name by Ugandan poet Okot P\u2019Bitek<\/a> about a woman lamenting a change in her husband after his introduction to Western ideas of education, God and Christianity. The poem explores the idea of colonialism through the lens of its main character. To learn more about this and the work Mung\u2019ora created in response, listen to the complete interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rei Xiao<\/a> chatted about\u00a0The Flea and the Acrobat<\/em><\/a>, her first New York solo show, which ran until March one at Fragment Gallery. The premise of the show is based on Xiao\u2019s experiences growing up in Istanbul, Turkey with her mother who housed 15-20 cats in a three bedroom apartment. The work explores Xiao\u2019s past as a Chinese-Turkish person living in Turkey as well has her relationship with her mom and the cats. To learn more, listen to the complete interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n A Few Words to Keep in Your Pocket.<\/strong><\/p>\n Are you feeling trepidation? What are you going to do about it?<\/p>\n Outings.<\/strong><\/p>\n Join me at Yossi Milo for an exhibition of 2024 Yale MFA Graduates<\/a><\/p>\n Interviews are available on iTunes<\/a> as podcasts, and for Android, please click here<\/a>. All weekly essay pieces are here<\/a> in a shareable format. The full archive of interviews is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n More Books to Read.<\/strong><\/p>\n Ours is a community of readers. Tell us what books you\u2019re reading now by adding your titles to our reading list here<\/a>. Praxis user Jane Freeman recommends to us Blake\u2019s Nostos: Fragmentation and Nondualism in The Four Zoas<\/em><\/a>, by her late sister, William Blake scholar Kathryn S. Freeman.<\/p>\n Opportunities.<\/strong><\/p>\n The American Library in Paris Visiting Fellowship<\/a> offers writers and creators a month-long residency to develop a project and present a public program on the 2025\u20132026 theme, Ways of Seeing.<\/em> Learn more at the website<\/a>. Deadline for applications is\u00a0March 31<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhat any true painting touches is an absence \u2013 an absence of which without the painting, we might be unaware. And that would be our loss.\u201d -John Berger,\u00a0The Shape of a Pocket John Berger was 75 when he published\u00a0The Shape of a Pocket in 2001. 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He is the director of Praxis Center for Aesthetics and is currently faculty at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. He has written seven books for artists, including Making it in the Art World<\/a>. His seventh book, The Problems in the Art World: An Artist\u2019s A-Z Action Guide<\/a>, is available now.\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"