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Temple Gallery opens amid hoopla and discussion of horses (Trojan)

 Here’s a little news from Tyler that doesn’t involve Trojan horses — oh well maybe just a little bit at the end…  Temple Gallery had its grand opening last night and we were there to check out the space which we hadn’t seen since our hardhat tour last year.  We also wanted to see the MFA exhibits by Bassem Yousri, Charlotte Rodenberg, Fabian Lopez and Tom Gallagher.

Trojan Horses of Tyler, but not doom

Dated 2:59 am, Mar. 18, a mystery missive sped into our mailboxes. It declared: “On the night of Tuesday March 17th, Tyler School of Art waged war on 4 fellow Philadelphia art schools.” Along with this declaration of war, the email contained some megabytes of photos documenting the stealth “attack.” We at artblog are in love with this project and can’t wait to see what further actions ensue. One question Tyler guys. Have you not heard of Penn? —Or perhaps that crackerjack Penn security foiled you? Either way, it seems to us PennDesign deserves to be invaded, too.

Weekly Update — Tyler’s shiny new building

This week’s Weekly has my story about Tyler School of Art’s move to Center City. Below is the copy. I’ve added back some of the text that was cut or changed in the edited version. Lots of photos at my flickr and at Libby’s flickr. See our earlier post. North-facing painting studios on the 3rd floor of the new Tyler School of Art The shiny new Tyler School of Art building at 12th and Norris streets looks like an office-park jewel—all glass, steel and brick. But don’t be deceived by the boxy exterior; the three-story, 234,000-square-foot replacement for the 73-year-old ... More » »

Make Room for Books

Installation view of Volume Attempts; the space of books at Tyler Gallery The premise of the extraordinary exhibition, Volume Attempts: The Space of Books at Tyler School of Art’s Temple Gallery in Old City (through October 25, 2008) is that books are more than passive containers for ideas. Rather they are malleable objects with which we have intimate relationships, usually conducted in private and involving our touch as well as our gaze. It’s the only book exhibition I’ve ever seen that acknowledges that books must be held and perused page-by-page in order to be appreciated. If you love books, don’t ... More » »