Tag Archive "andria-bibiloni"
Last Ride of Andria Morales with stuffing by Beth Beverly
Andria Morales used to be Andria Bibiloni. But since her art work is all about her identity–and Puerto Rican identity in the U.S., and everyone else’s identity as well, she decided to stage a funeral for the artist formerly known as Bibiloni.
Banana twins–Nick Paparone and Andria Bibiloni
Nick Paparone, 400 Horsepower #1, airbrushed, laminated Cindy Crawford poster, poster hangers Andria Bibiloni’s self-portrait as banana-weilding muchacha My favorite coincidence this month is a pair of images by two very different artists with very different intents, both of them playing off the same kind of pop culture imagery. On the top we have Nick Paparone‘s rejiggering of a Cindy Crawford poster, merging Carmen Miranda as Chiquita Banana, Cindy Crawford as Cindy Crawford selling Cindy Crawford, her swim suit and her look, and phallic symbols turned rasta hair in case you missed the message. The image under Nick’s is Andria ...
Descend to the Lighthouse–Andria Bibiloni in the pool
Andria Bibiloni, Descend, installation, 2008 Living in the city, we easily forget the basics of survival and the roles of nature and the earth. A swimming pool would seem to be a most unlikely place for a reminder. But Andria Bibiloni’s evocative installation Descend in a North Philadelphia empty pool calls up times and places past, our relationship to rivers, our need for water, and our dependence on the good graces of the earth and its bounty. The pool in question, still closed for the season, is at The Lighthouse Community Center at 141 Somerset Street (corner of Howard), a ...
So you want to make a robot…
image of Chromelodeon, a Don Miller Nintendo-based fast-moving projected graphic, made for a concert in April at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia. The musician is named Eddie. (downloaded from www.no-carrier.com/) There’s a special place–actually two of them in Philadelphia–where the techno-geek tinkerers and artists find common ground. That’s MakePhilly and The Hactory. They are the product of a network of people who who have an urge to solve technical problems–from harnessing LEDs to using robotics. This Sunday’s MakePhilly meeting just might be your cup of tea, when guest speaker Don Miller (aka NO CARRIER), will be sharing DIY info ...
Blessed big bucks are one step behind
Andria Bibiloni’s Blaster Bike at FLUX Of the 10 Philadelphia arts organizations receiving a total of $5.3 million from the Wallace Foundation to attract a bigger audience, visual arts, which is red hot in Philadelphia right now, got two of the grants (see article in Philadelphia Inquirer). To be specific, Fleisher Art Memorial will receive $320,000 over four years, and the Clay Studio will receive $375,000 over four years. Of the other organizations, only the Fringe Festival, at $365,000, received in this relatively low dollar range. Here’s the list of other awards: Philadelphia Teatre Company, $410,000Arden Theater Company $425,000Wilma Theater ...
