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On the road–Philly artists represent!!!

The “Space” Symposium at the New Museum Friday and Saturday features, among others, Philadelphia’s very own dreamweavers, Kocot and Hatton. They are part of a stellar (get that, space?) group that includes Richard Tuttle and Peter Halley.

Touch the sky, Chicago style

One of two facing towers of glass bricks by Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa. Each one displays on one side giant, shifting LED faces, photos of Chicagoans, that ultimately spew water from the mouth like giant fountain cherubs. Water also sluices down the sides, coating an edgeless pool between with an inch or two of water. Kids of all ages darted and splashed under and between the two towers while we were there on an unbearably hot day. Chicago. Somehow I didn’t know what a metropolis it is–silly me. It’s got the sizzle and buzz of a big-time city. Murray and ... More » »