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Ferocious lace: Robert Rahway Zakanitch at Locks
Robert Zakanitch, Red Squirrel (Lace Series), 2001acrylic on canvas55 x 69 inches Some thing worth squeezing in before it’s gone– Robert Rahway Zakanitch’s paintings of lace and embroidery, at Locks Gallery through tomorrow, use monumental scale, the shifting instability of fabric, and the gloppy texture of material extruded from tubes to take what seems like it might be a decorative enterprise into not so much a comfort zone as a discomfort zone in need of mending. Robert Zakanitch, installation shot, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia The coarseness, the irregularities, the earnest sentimentality that teeters on ferociousness represent a yearning to recapture in ... More » »
Weekly Update 2 – Fall Guide
This week’s Weekly has my fall guide piece about what’s hot this fall in the art scene. Below’s the copy with some pictures. More at flickr And for pictures of the ICA show, here and for the Perelman building here. PAIRED DOWNExhibits on music, food and lace come in twos.Two is the operative number this fall, with several well-paired shows offering a double-dip of art. Two music-filled exhibits will be hot stuff for the ears; two photography shows on food (and eaters) contemplate hunger and excess; and two shows on lace raise thoughts about the fabric of life. Also gamely ... More » »
What we want to see Friday…and Thursday, too
Let’s start with Thursday: THURSDAY, SEPT. 6 Eileen Neff, at ICA and Locks Gallery Circle in the Rain, 2007 C-print mounted on aluminum 15 x 28 ½ inches Courtesy of the artist and Locks Gallery, Philadelphia ICA118 S. 36th St. Philadelphia215.898.7108Opening reception — free and open to the public — Thursday, Sept. 6, 6-8 pm. We’re going to listen to Guest-Curator Christian Marclay‘s melody makers–a world class ensemble of noise makers at ICA. From local music sculptor Terry Adkins to Doug Aitken to Yoko Ono, the sonic show will make a boom! Upstairs, local photographer Eileen Neff who captures trees ... More » »
