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Because It’s Fun – Keith Greiman and Martha Rich at Space 1026
—Ali’s post introduces us to two artists whose quirky works will amuse you and make you think. — the artblog editors —— When you were a child, why was art your favorite class? Was it the subtle artistic nuances with which your fellow peers captured the zenith of the fourth grade experience? Or was it because it was engaging and colorful and there were fewer rules in art than there were in the always-dreaded math class? In their two-person show “Nothing Is Rather Do,” artists Keith Greiman and Martha Rich seem to excavate the foundations of our fascination and force ... More » »
From the vault – September, 2003 – location, location, location!
Ed. note: In celebration of artblog’s 10-year anniversary, we are bringing you content from our inaugural year, 2003. In September, 2003, art took us off the grid and we cheerfully admired the view as we chased her through subway stations and wooded walkways, to New York and back again. We learned about the simplistic beauty of an unconventional setting- and also that Libby loves maps! ——————————- Stopping by the grid on a sunny morning By libby September 14, 2003 The minute I stepped off the city’s grid and headed into the woods, I lost my way. I was at the ... More » »
Hypnotic reflections – Sam Friedman’s Beach at Space 1026
When I recall a very pleasant vacation memory, I find it difficult to fix my mind on specific visual memories. Instead, images float in, out, over and around scenes in my mind, creating a general impression of the moment rather than a photographically realistic recollection. Viewing Sam Friedman’s show, “Beach,” I sense he is doing just that: capturing the memory of solace and leisure in intersecting vignettes on the canvas. The largest painting in the show is “Sammy’s Girl,” a mammoth work that covers a wall along the back of the gallery. The images are rendered in a graphic way ... 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.
News post – Bon Voyage Rob Matthews, augmented reality in LA, opportunities and more!
News January begins with a bit of sad news for Philly. One of our favorite artists and the exhibition coordinator at Artspace Liberti, Rob Matthews, is relocating to Nashville for family reasons sometime this spring. He does, however, have plans for a solo show at Gallery Joe in 2014. Farewell and good luck, Rob! Printeresting has gotten a phenomenal makeover, with a CC|Warhol Grant last year helping them devote time and energy toward a full site redesign for 2013. Andrew Jeffrey Wright’s comedy troupe The New Dreamz has a couple of outings coming up, one in Philly and one in LA. For ... More » »
New Work and Then Some at Space 1026
Longtime friends Rob Sato, Ryohei Tanaka, and Ako Castuera reunite with their show New Work and Then Some curated by Kris Chau at Space 1026. Like many artist cohorts, their works also share an affinity. The three bodies of work on view until October 26 possess an otherworldly quality and supernatural strength. Los Angeles-based artist Rob Sato creates fantastical scenes of chaos and destruction. These imaginary realms often incorporate futuristic elements and suggest a military state. In the watercolor painting “Cache”, hovering compartments take the shape of a robot. The purpose of these hovering cubes is ambiguous, but they suggest ... More » »
A roomful of Mothers News at Space 1026
If you walk into Space 1026’s latest outing expecting a coherent art show, you’re bound to be disappointed. Mothers News is a trippy, chaotic take on self-expression, focusing on a Providence newspaper of the same name, which walks a fine line between punk aesthetic and sheer random humor. Mothers News is a free newspaper that is published monthly and distributed in Providence — where it reportedly has a cult following — as well as several other cities. Space 1026 in Chinatown, in their inimitable style of lo-fi exhibitions, has made an art show out of the newspaper, with newsprint broadsheets from ... More » »
Paint it Now at Space 1026 – A Conversation with Thomas Buildmore
When I first read the press release for Paint it Now, showing at Space 1026, I was intrigued. It described a site-specific collaborative live painting installation featuring work by eighteen local artists. With any group show, a cohesive final product is a difficult thing to achieve. I am happy to report that Paint it Now does not disappoint. The project is the brainchild of Thomas Buildmore and Scott Chasse, who met in Boston curating for the Distillery Gallery in 2007. Their plan was to join local and visiting artists together and, allowing only black paint on white walls, challenge them ... More » »
Phoning it in from Yogyakarta: Javanese street art at Space 1026
Hanging at Space1026 is a show that can broaden the horizons of any Philadelphia art-lover. Phoning it in from Yogyakarta, a display of rebellious street artists from the arts and culture hub of Java, in Indonesia, is a raw display of artistic spirit with an immediate effect. Curator Lee Tusman, a local photographer, has done a service for Philadelphians in the vein of composer and ethnomusicologist Jack Body, who in the 1970s released “Street Music of Yogyakarta,” a thrilling collection of music from Yogyakarta with the same unique vitality as the drawings and paintings currently on display at Space 1026. ... More » »
News – Yarnbombing City Hall, skee-ball at Haverford College, and much more!
Post by Chip Schwartz and Alyssa Greenberg News Bombs Away! Art in City Hall got yarnbombed — officially — as part of FiberPhiladelphia2012. Philadelphia Yarnbombing 101, Jessie Hemmons’ and team’s piece of the action is in the 1st floor gallery in City Hall. Meta-Fiber, a juried exhibition, is in the glass cases on first and second floors of the building. Yarnbombing brings to the white-walled gallery space the global street art phenomenon of “cosying” public fixtures with colorful knitted yarn. Meta-Fiber was juried by PAA’s Sarah Archer. And speaking of the Art Alliance, yarnbomber Hemmons will speak at the PAA on ... More » »
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