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Weekly Update – Hiro-ism in Sakaguchi’s solo show at Morris Gallery

Bad things do not happen in Hiro Sakaguchi‘s world, but the threat of bad things is everywhere. Which is why it’s hard to see the Japanese-born artist’s depictions of violent nature and vulnerable humanity without thinking of the recent cataclysmic events in Japan. But the Philly artist’s works, now in the Morris Gallery at Pennsylvania Academy, are not meant to serve as direct social commentary. Rather, Sakaguchi’s drawings, paintings and sculptures are the musings of an outsider who sees the world, imperfections and all, yet accepts and loves it to death.

Studio visit: Jeffro in love

Jeffro Kilpatrick was planning to propose to his sweetheart, Joannie, at his May 7 opening at Fishtown’s Proximity Gallery. But that seemed too public. “I don’t know if I want to put that much of myself out there,” he said during an interview at his studio last week. Besides, he suspected Joannie had caught a whiff of the plan. He thought if he moved it up to the morning, that would catch her by surprise.