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Frankford Ave vibe at Vwvoffka, Extra Extra and 2424 Studios

The Frankford Ave. art scene is thriving. It seems every week a new gallery or art space is opening there.  It’s worth a trip! VWVOFFKA “Small Objects”, on view at VWVOFFKA is the collaborative body of sculpture, print and found objects by Linnea Vegh and Steven Streisguth. The show embodies the concept of collaboration on many levels. Point and counterpoint can be found formally, conceptually, and in the process of making. The collaborative spirit can also be seen in the way these artists specifically wanted Vwvoffka’s space for it’s inviting, homey appearance (it originally was meant to be a living ... More » »

Weekly Update – Fall roundup of maps, photos, artists’ self portraits and more

Hundreds of shows open in Philadelphia this fall, far too many to include in this short roundup. Six shows caught my fancy, but they’re just the tip of the iceberg. Nowhere at Arcadia (Sept. 23-Nov. 7. arcadia.edu)

Suspect Device at Extra Extra

The idea of infinite functionality is so pervasive in our culture that we are no longer satisfied with objects that only do one thing well. A phone must also be a camera and a stereo and a mail carrier. This battle between functionality and design is on display at Extra Extra in a four-person show organized by Ingrid Burrington. Burrington, who is also in the show, collected videos, installations, and sculptures that imply a functionality that turns out to be a somewhat goofy deception. 

First Friday at Extra Extra, and Inaugural Shows at Artspace Liberti and the Great and Terrible Collective

As visitors enter Nik Pence and Alyse Ronayne’s installation “Liminal Refraction” at Extra Extra Gallery, they may feel as though they have stepped through Alice’s looking glass. A large wooden frame constructed by Pence divides the gallery space into two halves. This frame at first seems to signify a mirror. Two suitcases have been positioned on either side of the structure at similar angles—as have two rocks, two hammers, and two overturned plants. At closer range, however, it becomes clear that the objects on either side of the frame are not quite identical.

Extra Extra performances and critical mass on Frankford Ave.

While New York is watching Marina Abramovic performance retreads at MoMA, exciting new performances stole the First Friday shows along Frankford Ave. and environs. Suddenly I felt that I was not only on the hippest street in town, but on the hippest street anywhere! And if you want to know where art is going at this moment in time, this is the answer.

Art of the Steal at Extra, Extra

This month at Extra, Extra, “PRE-CAREER RETROSPECTIVE: WORKS FROM 2009-2010“.  The title of this exhibit sets you up with the premise, a play on words, traditional words relating to the traditional art world.

Weekly Update – February First Friday roundup

This week’s Weekly has my First Friday picks. Little Berlin ’s “ Works on Paper Rejects ”—with drawings, prints, photos and sculpture by artists rejected from the recent Works on Paper exhibit at Arcadia University —is the hot opening this Friday. Artists are still steamed about the juried Arcadia show, comprised of only 22 works out of a record 1,256 entries submitted by 567 artists. Intentionally or not, “Rejects” will give you an idea of how difficult it is to jury a show of that magnitude.