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Interview: Art Matters go belly up, Burt Wasserman survives

Post by Jennifer Zarro Burton Wasserman, Construction, 1950 You may already know that Art Matters, the free monthly art newspaper of the Delaware Valley, has folded. The parent company decided shut it down, even though it consistently turned a profit. It was fun writing for Art Matters because I got to call up any artist I loved and ask them if I could come over and talk to them. After hearing the news about Art Matters, I called up Burt Wasserman, who has been writing for AM since it’s inception in 1981. Burt is an artist and art historian who ... More » »

Beer pong’s aftermath: Love Explosion at Fleisher-Ollman

Post by Jennifer Zarro Installation shot of Alex Da Corte and Jack Sloss’s Love Explosion at Fleisher-Ollman Gallery. The party is over and everyone must go. There’s a morning-after feeling to the Jack Sloss and Alex Da Corte show on view at the Fleisher Ollman Gallery. Piled-up presents are partially opened, colored globe lights on the floor wear happy and sad faces – they’re reminiscent of deflating balloons on the day after a party. Da Corte’s Flag, drinking game and head shots. detail, Glittery beer pong A folding table set up for a drinking game holds plastic cups filled not ... More » »

Emma Amos talks at PAFA

Post by Jennifer Zarro Emma Amos as a younger woman Emma Amos (now 70) gave a talk this past Thursday as part of the visiting artist lecture series at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Amos is known for her painted collages that feature her own woven textiles, African fabrics, and political or art-world themes. She’s often linked with other African American and feminist artists such as Faith Ringgold, Lorna Simpson, or Carrie Mae Weems, but she was the only female member to be included in Spiral, the black artist group formed in 1963 by Hale Woodruff and Romare ... More » »