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Weekly Update — Vox V visions

Here’s my review of the show at the Weekly. Below is my copy with some pictures. “Vox V,” the national juried emerging art show, demonstrates that childhood memories, loss and sadness – themes at play in the art world for at least fifteen years — are still major obsessions.

Little Berlin collectivizes!

Sarah O’Donnell’s mountain lodge from The Shining at Little Berlin, June 2008 Little Berlin’s founders Martha Savery and Kristen Neville-Taylor put out a call for members a while back to mix it up a bit and push their space forward. I talked with Savery by phone last week and she explained the move as a desire to bring in new energy, ideas and hands to help run the gallery. Yesterday LB announced the names of their new team, some of whom have LB affiliations (having shown there or curated there) and some of whom are new names. Little Berlin the ... More » »

What color is your obsession?

Tyler Kline, skull made of solid aluminum foil. The finish on the piece made it look like it was antique tooled silver. Quite amazing. Art is a particular kind of self-indulgent activity that encourages an artist to play with their own personal fires. Two shows I saw last weekend reminded me of how personal obsessions and the art explorations that go with them are a good thing. While one artist’s obsessions may seem off point to an audience of non-like-minded viewers if there’s enough there there you’ll find a way in to the work. And if you do It’s like ... More » »

The Sky is Falling Down

Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib The Soft Epic or: Savages of the Pacific West (2008) detail of multi-screen video projection; all photos by the author There’s lots of anxiety in art at the moment; we are living in dark times and it shows. Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib have occupied the entire Icebox space at the Crane Building with The Soft Epic or: Savages of the Pacific West, a 120 foot long video projection with a soundtrack by Bird Snow. It depicts the site of an unspecified disaster set in a modern city, locale unidentified. A street sign bears the ... More » »

Weekly Update 2 – Spring arts roundup

This week’s Weekly has my Spring art roundup. Below’s the copy. More photos at flickr. Young artists are ready for action. Mike Stifel’s Strange Attractors, detail, at FLUXSpace. Soap bubbles infused with air create sculptures that look like pet soaps (ala pet rocks). Philly’s art world is buzzing as young artists and curators take things into their own hands, creating shows at FLUXSpace, Little Berlin, My House and elsewhere. The shows may be a little jagged and experimental, but that’s partly the point. There’s great promise in the youthful explorations and enthusiasm. And because the art world loves to party ... More » »