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Not-So-Friendly Skies – Jason Varone at Grizzly Grizzly

Video installation has progressed greatly since the days of the chattering box in the darkened room. Jason Varone’s It Isn’t Always Going to Be This Great seamlessly integrates moving and still images in ways that might not have been possible only a few years ago. Curated by Grizzly Grizzly member Michael Konrad, the installation cleverly combines painted textures, words and some rather disturbing footage of aerial bombardment. Varone has designed a diverse yet unified show Though it comprises very different elements, Varone’s installation is singular in its unity. A pair of large snake-like forms undulates floor to ceiling and wraps ... More » »

artblog’s Art Safari March 1 with John Gatti’s Art Now class – a picture post!

We sallied forth with around a dozen Safari-ites from John Gatti’s Art Now! class at the Barnes Foundation, and saw the art in the Vox Populi building and in Space 1026, with a stop for refreshments at Trestle Inn, where the go go dancers inspired everyone to sing along and wriggle/dance in their seats.  Below are some pictures – with more at Libby’s flickr and Roberta’s flickr.  Come on Safari with us!  Email libbyandroberta@gmail.com.  

Thematic Exhibitions at the ICA, Grizzly Grizzly and Locks Gallery play with body adornment, materials and art history

White Petals Surround Your Yellow Heart at the ICA Self-adornment is surely homo sapiens’ first art form: body painting, scarification, tattooing. Garments that offer anything more than basic protection from the elements or environment can be said to participate in that tradition. White Petals Surround Your Yellow Heart at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), University of Pennsylvania, through July 28 takes a broad, and as the title’s reference to Ovid suggests, rather poetic view of the subject. The exhibition, curated by Anthony Elms, makes no distinction between attire that was worn (RAMMΣLLZΣΣ) and clothing forms meant to be exhibited ... More » »

Grizzly Grizzly’s Obscure Cameras offers alternative photography

For the month of October, Grizzly Grizzly is doing its best to turn the tables not on the photographer, but on the camera itself. The name of the show, “Obscure Cameras,” is a direct flip-flopping of the term camera obscura, a simple device for projecting images, which predates modern photography as we know it. In the gallery space, strange contraptions hang on the walls and sit on shelves, interspersed with esoteric photographs. Some of the gadgets are more obviously photo-taking machines – fitted with lenses and dials – while others couldn’t look much less camera-like. One thing they all share, ... More » »

Staring Contests and Mutability – “Poseur” at Grizzly Grizzly

“Poseur” at Grizzly Grizzly brings together two artists, Brian Hubble and Eric Ashcraft, whose combined approach to minimalism involves found objects and a good deal of scrutiny. The artists’ shared premise is that the longer you work with an object, the more it starts to take on other dimensions and possibilities.  Appropriate to the theme of scrutiny, there is a staring contest, a battle of the wills that can either be tense or humorous, that is central to the show. Ashcraft’s “Staring Contest,” a painting that hints at a sky, but something else too when you look at it longer, sits diagonally ... More » »

News post – Community Supported Art, PMA price hike, Abigail DeVille at Pinchuk, opportunities and more!

News Major congratulations to the recipients of the Pew Fellowships in the Arts (PFA) – thirteen artists are receiving $60,000 awards this year! Some of the talented and lucky recipients include visual artist Alex Da Corte, the Megawords team (visual artists Dan Murphy and Tony Smyrski), filmmaker Deron Albright, and documentary photographer Lori Waselchuk. Find out more from Pew’s website, including a full listing of the 2012 grantees. We know that we’ll see further great things from them all! The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy brokered a new project to foster the making and purchase of art by new ... More » »

artblog Art Safaris, Episode 10 – Painting, video and sculpture at Grizzly Grizzly and Vox Populi

We visited Grizzly Grizzly and Vox Populi on our May 4 Safari tour.  At Grizzly, we talk with Charlotte Hallberg and Johannes Deyoung whose two-person exhibit Microwave includes three walls partly wallpapered with paintings and an eerie clay animation video. At Vox Populi we peek at Jamie Dillon’s hobby horse and hear Stefan Abrams talk about his ChaChing photos. This 3.45 minute video is the second episode from the May 4 outing.  The third and final episode from Safari 3 is coming next week.  See all the Art Safari videos on the art safari page or the video page.   You ... More » »

artblog Art Safari – Episode 8 – interactive fiber at Grizzly Grizzly and Yun, Bailis and Crombie at Vox Populi

In this three and a half minute episode, we visit Grizzly Grizzly and Vox Populi and talk with Grizzly member Mary Smull about the interactive, motion-activated fiber show there by collaborating artists, Annica Cuppetelli and Christobal Mendoza. At Vox Populi, we talk with Linda Yun, Leah Bailis and Kara Crombie about their solo shows in that member gallery. This is the final episode from artblog’s second Art Safari, which took place April 14, 2012.  In the coming weeks we’ll roll out the episodes from our third Safari tour, which happened May 4. Or watch the video at our YouTube channel. ... More » »

News post – Social change at Drexel, Philly at PULSE, Second State scholarship, opportunities and more!

News Renowned graphic designer and UArts alum Craig Holden Feinberg is partnering with the Pearlstein Gallery for an exhibition on the social impact of design and imagery. The programming begins with Holden Feinberg’s two-day residency at Drexel University as a Rankin Scholar of the Graphic Design program.  On May 14, the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery begins an exhibition of Holden Feinberg’s work, displayed until Friday, June 8.  The opening reception on Friday, May 18 at 5 p.m. features a panel discussion on raising awareness of local and global social issues, as well as displays of Holden Feinberg’s shocking, funny and forceful design work. ... More » »

Grizzly’s first talk–Matt Giel and Alanna Lawley

Ten people can barely fit into Grizzly Grizzly under the best of circumstances. But this month, the space is seriously reduced by an installation of hanging scrolls forming a stagey backdrop with wings.

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