It's just like old times having Jennifer Coates back to co-host the podcast! This week we're talking about the miasmic malaise that descends upon each of us after a show closes (and also the "narcissistic fugue state" that descends upon us during the run of the show). We all begin as studio goblins cranking on a deadline, feeding on coffee and starbursts, and then all of a sudden...the show comes...and we are thrust into the bright lights and small talk of an opening. It's a big switch, and it's bound to unnerve the best of us. Jennifer and I reveal which unearthly creatures we each think represent us as avatars when we are in studio-cranking-goblin-mode (Spoiler alert: Amy is an Olm and Jennifer is an Extremophile Bacterium). And we also hash out strategies to stay as balanced as possible during the rollercoaster ride of studio-to-show-to-deinstall-day.

Excerpted readings for this episode:

When Art Puts on a Party Hat: A Guide to Gallery Openings William Grimes, NYT 1995

Coping with the Post Exhibition Blues Sylvia White, Artadvice.com 2007

7 Practical Ways to Battle Post-Event Blues Esther Snippe, Skillcamp/Speakerhub 2018

Artists mentioned: Louise Bourgeois, Fairfield Porter, Andrew Wyeth

John McLaughlins Corner:

Jennifer's much beloved old Horoscope column at Two Coats of Paint as Crystal "Kitty" Shimski

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