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In Scale, in paper, at The Print Center

The exhibit In Scale of real-world-scale works by 10 artists at The Print Center lends itself to exploring the charms and surprises of the ordinary, just by virtue of scale.

News: Warren Angle’s passing, John Vick at NWAA, Wooster Collective at Print Center, and more…

News Warren Angle died Friday We are sad to bring you the news that Warren Angle passed away on Friday, September 9 after a long battle with cancer. Angle, an artist, was the exhibitions director of the Fleisher Art Memorial for many years. He will certainly be missed by many.  There’s a Facebook page set up as a memorial for Warren.

News and Ops: Norway->NYC, Red Scare lecture, Philly Photo day, and more

News Norway in NYC Following our last news post about Milwaukee in New York, now you can catch a piece of Norway too!  NORWAY NOW in NYC opens at .NO Gallery at 253 E. Houston on Sept. 7.  The multimedia exhibit mirrors Oslo’s annual juried art exhibition Høstutstillingen. The New York show had almost 600 submissions, but the jurors Koan Jeff Baysa and Omar Lopez-Chahoud narrowed it down to six artists. Opening reception is September 7 from 6 – 10 PM and the show runs until October 2.

Daniel Traub’s “Lots” at The Print Center: A Fresh Look at Philadelphia

Lots, an exhibition of Daniel Traub’s color photography now at The Print Center, explores intersections of devastation and beauty found in abandoned lots throughout Philadelphia.

Young artists rediscover prints–John Caperton on artblog radio

Our series sponsor is Fleisher Art Memorial. Young artists are bringing new ideas to old printmaking methods. John Caperton, the curator of The Print Center, shares some history and talks about the success of Philagrafika, which brought in new excitement and a new audience to his institution. Below is a brief sample. To hear the full 15-minute interview, click Read More (or the headline to the post): [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Right click to download John Caperton–29-second sample

Prints return–John Caperton on artblog radio next Monday

Used to be prints were dowdy and derriere garde. No more. Silk screens, books, zines, yurts. Print Center Curator John Caperton knows where the wild things are, and talks to us next week about the print revival among young artists. He also talks about the The Print Center past and future and Philagrafika’s halo effect on a venerable but modest institution that usually works in the shadow of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Below is a 29-second sample clip from our talk. Tune in next Monday to hear the entire episode. John ... More » »

Weekly Update – old and new at the Print Center

Looking to the past and the future, the Print Center this fall celebrates old-school letterpress and youth-culture favorite screenprinting.

The 84th Annual International Competition: Photography at The Print Center

The Print Center’s 84th Annual International Competition: Photography, one of the nation’s oldest juried exhibitions of its kind, has managed to stay relevant yet another year with the help of guest curator Ingrid Schaffner. Schaffner, the senior curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, has brought together a group of 40 artists out of a pool of 550 (not an easy task). The result: a pastiche of work investigating a myriad of themes such as dystopic landscapes, melancholia, communal living and the creative process. Schaffner describes the exhibit as a “picture show” and appropriately likens the viewing experience ... More » »

Weekly update — Philagrafika at the Print Center

This week’s Weekly has my review of the Philagrafika show at the Print Center. There are many treats in the print festival Philagrafika 2010. One of the best is in the upstairs gallery at the Print Center—the Space 1026 yurt, a demure, grand dame of an object that is the embodiment of the one for all, all for one spirit of the hard-working Chinatown collective.  The yurt (see Printeresting website for working photos) is one of several installations at the Print Center in a large Philagrafika group show featuring 14 artists and art collectives from around the world. Not surprisingly, ... More » »

Hot off the presses–The Print Center finds its inner kid

Andrew Jeffrey Wright performs his notorious, x-rated stand-up comedy act at the Print Center tonight. 7:30 p.m., only five bucks! Now that’s an unlikely pairing–prints and comedy!