AUTUMN IS HERE, AND AS MUCH AS THE CHANGE OF SEASONS PROVIDES A REMINDER OF THE MEANING OF CONTINUITY, FORWARD-MOVING HISTORY, AND SURVIVAL, IN MANY PLACES AND IN MANY HEARTS THERE ARE FEELINGS OF EXHAUSTION, ANXIETY, CONSTERNATION, AND UNCERTAINTY. IS THE WORLD FALLING APART, OR WILL HUMANITY’S INGENUITY AND UNSINKABLE PLUCK SAVE US ALL IN THE FACE OF DAUNTING CHALLENGES? AGAINST THIS BACKDROP, THIS MONTH, DOZENS OF ARTISTS AND CREATIVE TYPES ANSWER THE QUESTION, “WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?” SOME ARE TURNING INWARD. OTHERS ARE TAKING BIG-PICTURE VIEWS. ONE THING’S FOR SURE: THEY ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. (PHOTO: THE ARTIST MISTER WIM’S GLOWING BALL NEAR THE BASE OF MT. FUJI, IN JAPAN — BECAUSE,WHY NOT?)