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Vernacular Spectacular spectacular

Stuart Netsky’s new works, debuting in this show Catch the spectacle at Penn’s Meyerson Hall before it blows out the lights Nov. 24. It’s a great show and you don’t want to miss it. The exhibit, organized by Gabe Martinez and Jeremiah Misfeldt for last weekend’s SPEMA conference, is an expression of Philadelphia’s high energy art making. The show touches all the bases of pop culture in just about all the materials you can imagine and has great works never before shown by big name artists like Pepon Osorio and Stuart Netsky. Hours to see the exhibit are 9 am-5 ... More » »

Conference spectacular:SPEMA comes to town

Postcard announcing the Vernacular Spectacular Extravaganza show at Penn in conjunction with SPEMA conference. Click to see it large then click all sizes to actually read it. Libby and I are involved with the SPEMA conference this weekend. We’ve been going to the Society of Photography Educators, Mid-Atlantic region conference as portfolio reviewers for several years. And we’re thrilled that this year the “do” is in Philadelphia, right in our backyard at University of Pennsylvania’s Meyerson Hall!! John Waters, Keynote Speaker, SPEMA Conference this weekend. Photo by Greg Gorman. artblog pal and frequent contributor Colette Copeland co-organized the conference with ... More » »