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New curator, new look, at Fleisher/Ollman

Nicholas Lenker, Sacrifices Will Be Made, 2008. clay, glaze, enamel, wood, metal. 16x8x8 inches “You Open so Late, You Close so Early” is Amy Adams first outing with the Fleisher/Ollman winter invitational, and although she is only one part of the curatorial team (see comment at end of post), there clearly is a difference. Previous shows were kind of like the show titles–daring you to figure out what the hell they meant, but invariably they showed you work you were really excited to see. In its place is a show that feels like it belongs in Fleisher/Ollman, for starters. For ... More » »

Weekly Update — Fleisher-Ollman’s Winter Invitational goodness

This week’s Weekly has my review of the winter invitational show at Fleisher-Ollman. Below is the copy with some pictures and a few changes. Shawn Thornton, one of five paintings in the show, oil on panel, 11×11″ Sly and serpentine works turn Fleisher-Ollman’s sixth annual emerging artist show into an Eden with bite. F-O is known for exhibiting the works of visionary outsider artists like James Castle.  But in this annual winter emerging artist exhibit it’s unusual to see a visionary.  So painter Shawn Thornton is the surprise.  Thornton at the opening reception, posing with two of his works. His ... More » »

Studioscopic’s latest picks

Check out the hysterical Steven Dufala and Billy Blaise Dufala’s interview by David Kessler, now up at studioscopic. The brothers are the Jay and Silent Bob of Philly’s art world. The interview was recorded right after the close of their show in ‘Challenge 3′ at Fleisher Art Memorial Also new on studioscopic, See Doug Herren talks about how he came to make his quirky, riveted ceramic sculptures, inspired by the industrial scale of Philadelphia’s infrastructure. The work opens tonight at Kelly & Weber Fine Art in Crane Arts.

The American dream Dufala style

Billy Blaise Dufala and Steven Dufala Brothers and collaborators Billy Blaise Dufala and Steven Dufala have to be the two most unlikely PAFA grads ever. Their surprising art about the world around us–the homeless, bad taste and inflated lawn ornaments, the beauty of tools, and the dehumanization of the medical system and the body–is in this year’s Fleisher Challenge 3, up until Feb. 9. In the past, the Dufalas brought us toilet tricycles, a giant grater that looks like clumsy armor from a Monty Python skit, and a rusty dumpster with mendhi-like decorations and an upholstered interior. Each of the ... More » »