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The Artist as Subject and Curator

Upcoming Art and Art Films at International House A piece from 2005 by Margaret Kilgallen, one of the artists to be featured in a film at I-House.International House has always been one of Philadelphia’s best venues for film (a hidden one, to judge from the small regular attendance) and they’ve been adding art, courtesy of InLiquid.com which has been presenting video work in I-House’s lobby space. They’ve also been showing ever more films about art and artists. I missed one I really wanted to see in November on L.A.’s Ferus Gallery but we’ll get chance this week to see a ... More » »

Weekly Update 2–Life on Mars

This week’s Weekly has my review of the Carnegie International Life on Mars. Below is the copy with some pictures. More photos at flickr. And see Libby’s post for more on the show. Wind Turbines in Somerset, PA, something you can see from your car window while driving between Philly and Pittsburgh. It would be nicer to see the from a train window. Driving back from Pittsburgh after the opening of “Life on Mars” at the 55th Carnegie International, I had a very human response to life on earth in Pennsylvania.As the mountains and valleys floated by, hawks circled overhead ... More » »