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Pier 94 – lights, action and some ho hum at the Armory contemporary
On the whole, we found the Armory Show contemporary pier (Pier 94) to be a disappointing mix. It felt like a cloud of low energy had descended and sucked the life out of the fair. Much of the sculpture and painting we saw seemed uninteresting–at least it didn’t interest us. Mostly photographs and video held our interest. Ivan Navarro’s light fence — which was so bright it might have been there to prevent the onset of SADs in the viewers — was no help. Ten minutes spent near its fluorescent rays contributed to our depression as we wandered around.
Book review – Q&A’s done well, Mineral Spirits, Thomas Nozkowski, Paul Cava
Exhibition catalogs often include an interview with the artist along with an in-depth essay or two. Of course there’s also those glossy color plates like eye candy — all of which makes these documentary books fabulous to look at and read and useful in extending the life of the show. Two recent catalogs (and one show brochure ) that do the Q&A well are the ICA’s slim, notebook-like volume, “Mineral Spirits,” for the Anne Chu and Matthew Monahan exhibit (closing Sunday, Dec. 5); “Thomas Nozkowski,” the catalog for the artist’s exhibit at Pace (closing Saturday, Dec. 4); and “Paul Cava ... More » »
Guggenheim for Daniel Heyman–Iraqis to lunch ladies
Philadelphia artist Daniel Heyman, whose work puts the personal face on politics, war and other injustices, has won a Guggenheim! He is one of 180 Fellows named this year from about 3,000 applicants. The awards go to work in the arts, humanities and sciences.
Performance and more at the ICA
Anne Chu work at The Puppet Show at the ICA Upcoming at the ICA are a couple of juicy looking events in their Whenever Wednesday series. Puppetry live Puppet performances curated by Beth Nixon are on the bill for next Wednesday, March 19, providing a mix of puppet-historical information as well as some juicy examples of puppetry genres you may not know. Of course, Philly’s own Spiral Q is part of the mix! Plus a talk Sculptor Anne Chu, whose life-size sculptures in wood or papier-mâché evoke ritual, storytelling, and mythology, will be speaking March 26 at the ICA. Roberta ... More » »
