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Blacklight Dinner at Smile Gallery

After savoring some of the best Thai food I have had in a long time in Smile’s downstairs café, I headed upstairs to their gallery.  The small but well utilized space is currently hosting Bangkok and Blacklight.  The show combines urban, graffiti style artists from the Trenton area with a well renowned contemporary artist from Bangkok, Vichoke Mukdamanee.  The gallery has been divided into two rooms, one with bright white walls and full lighting for Mukdamanee’s glistening works, while the back room has been drenched in blacklighting, showing off some color popping works.  Together, they flood the space with differing ... More » »

The wonderfulness of too much good stuff

It’s happened again. Into a crazy busy fall comes another night with too many great openings for any mortal to attend. Here’s a listing — and chances are I’ve missed some. I hope to run into you at some of them. PAFA–Steve Powers, Space and the Flying Sutras!Steve Powers“Roaming”, 2007Enamel on aluminum, 48 x 48 in. STEVE POWERS in the Morris GalleryFirst solo museum exhibit by the Philadelphia-born grafitti artist known for his tag ESPO (stands for Exterior Surface Painting Outreach) and for his more recent joint effort with Creative Time, the Dreamland Artist Club on Coney Island, a successful ... More » »