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News: Sande Webster closes, Warren Angle memorial, play at APS garden and more

News Sande Webster Gallery closes We heard it through the grapevine, Philadelphia’s groundbreaking Sande Webster Gallery closed its doors after more than four decades. Confirmed by Robin Rice of CityPaper, Webster has apparently had trouble during the recession. The gallery was founded as and continued to be a racially-diverse establishment that gave many young and emerging black artists as well as other young artists a place to show and sell their works. Webster herself will not be absent from the Philly scene, according to Rice.  She will consult from home and collaborate with organizations around the city. Check out our ... More » »

Claes Gabriel, next on artblog radio

Claes Gabriel (Claes is pronounced “Clays”) is an artist whose work we encountered at Sande Webster Gallery in last year’s “5 under 40″ exhibit.  We love his bright-colored totemic shapes made of stretched canvas over wood armatures.  The artist was born in Port au Prince, Haiti in 1977 and came to the US in 1989.  He studied at Maryland Institute College of Art (BFA 1999) and while right now he’s in Philadelphia, his long-range plans involve living in Europe.  Below is a short sample from our talk.  The full podcast interview will run next Monday. Claes Gabriel 43-second clip

5 Under 40 at Sande Webster Gallery

5 Under 40, the show at Sande Webster Gallery this month, unsurprisingly consists of five artists under the age of 40. One of those showing his work, Philippe Jean, is also the curator of the show. The questions and practices asserted by these artists demonstrate both wry social criticism as well as strong visual references.

Hey Internet! Hennessy Youngman’s coming to Sande Webster Gallery

Sande Webster Gallery is walking on the wild side next month in her show 5 under 40. It’s not just that the artists are young, one of them is pretty wild–Jayson Musson, posing as the Hip Hop Dear Abby of the art world, Hennessy Youngman, with tips on how to succeed in the art world. Many episodes on his YouTube page will regale you with his art thoughtz. Here’s just one short episode to whet your appetitel.

Sande Webster on artblog radio

This episode sponsored by Proximity Gallery Center City gallery owner Sande Webster has some yarns to tell. She shares some personal history as she talks to us about art prices, selling (and refusing to sell) art, and how she makes the gallery business work for her. Below is the 30-second sample clip. And below that is the full 14-minute interview. 30-second sample

Ceramic art by Swenbeck, Rosen and Hom at Fleisher/Ollman

With so many exhibits all over the city first for printmaking and then ceramics, the question needs to be asked. How to recognize which well-crafted tree in the forest is the rare specimen worth the visit?

Drama, dumplings and farms of clay at Locks and Sande Webster

For clay drama and dumplings head over to  Locks Gallery.  The mix of work by Betty Woodman on the second floor and Jun Kaneko, Kathy Butterly and Jill Bonovitzon the third is a treat. The small cup-like forms of Butterly and Bonovitz work well together because of their similarity in scale and shape. Both are adorned with flourishes reminiscent of George Ohr.  

Weekly Update – R. L. Washington and Phil Stein’s urban wonders at Sande Webster

This week’s Weekly has my review of the two-person show at Sande Webster Gallery.  Below is my copy with some pictures.  Painter R. L. Washington and photographer Phil Stein have their eyes on Philadelphia, and their works at Sande Webster Gallery are quiet monuments to city streets and ordinary people. In his third solo show with the gallery, Washington continues to chronicle urban life—and people, especially—in dreamy works that approximate the real without giving you specifics. The artist doesn’t work from photos but from memory and observation. His scenes have a poetic concreteness—you feel their truth and accept these people ... More » »

Interior spaces–Moe Brooker at Sande Webster

Moe Brooker, For Trane & Parker, 72 x 60 inches, oil on canvas If you haven’t yet caught the Moe Brooker exhibit at Sande Webster, there’s still time–until Nov. 4. The chairman of the city’s Art Commission is no bureaucrat or pol. And judging by the red dots on the price list, he’s surely a collector’s artist. In this time of financial unrest, his work is selling like hotcakes. When I was there, six red dots and one green one bulleted the price list of 22 works, several of the sold ones with $18,000 price tags. Brooker’s color explosions of ... 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 » »