Evergreen Review : Karen Schifano Interviews Chris Costan

Evergreen Review - Karen Schifano interviews Chris Costan

“In the middle of the night, as I was up worrying about climate change, I thought again of Chris Costan's interventions and of the interview we did for Evergreen Review. Feeling powerless as we all do, Chris found a way to use that frustration and energy to make art and put it out into the world, everywhere she traveled. I applaud this project!” - Karen Schifano

F/W issue of Evergreen Review, January- February 2023

Painting at Night at Collar Works, Troy, NY, artists selected by Judith Braun

Painting at Night

Selected by Judith Braun, Costan is included in the exhibition Painting at Night. The theme was developed during an episode of Artist/Mother Podcast. Allison Reimus recalls the time she read a statement in a New York Times article about how “You can’t paint at night in your kitchen and hope to be a good artist. It doesn’t work that way.”In true Artist/Mother fashion, this seemed like a great statement to respond to for a group show, as an act of resistance and rejection. To imply that good art cannot be made in domestic spaces, or that a person cannot claim the title of artist without meeting arbitrary requirements is a patriarchal myth, one that artists who are mothers have been resisting for decades.

Exhibition Dates: May 27 - July 31, 2022
Location: Collar Works, 621 River St, Troy, NY