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Weekly Update – The quiet and the tiny at Gallery Joe

This week’s Weekly has my review of Alex Gorlizki’s and Kate Moran’s exhibits at Gallery Joe. Below is the copy with some pictures. Alexander GorlizkiRest in Motion, 2008AG – 3402Opaque water colour on paper8.5 x 10.75 inches Alex Gorlizki, a sculptor by training, has worked with fabricators of all stripes. His new collaborative works on paper at Gallery Joe demonstrate the London-born New York artist is a new kind of radical transglobal collaborationist. His works made with Indian miniaturists in Jaipur, India, begin with a drawing or idea and end with that idea fleshed out with miniaturist patterning and backgrounds ... More » »

Weekly Update 2 – Big Room Now at the Icebox

This week’s Weekly has my review of Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch’s Big Room Now installation at the Icebox. Here’s the link to the art page. And here’s my flickr for more photos, and check out Libby’s flickr set. Pairing DownHe adds his touch to her papier-mache sculpture. She stars in his YouTube video. Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch with Lindsay BeebeMr. Ashley, 2006Mixed media82 x 26 x 36 inches (208.3 x 66 x 91.4 cm) Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch moved to Philly last summer after Hurricane Katrina interrupted their year in New Orleans. Their new collaborative sculptures in ... More » »

Weekly Update 1 – Nexus, Second Thursdays and the Crane

Here’s the copy for my Editor’s Choice piece in this week’s Weekly. I’ve added a few pictures below and there’s more at flickr. Jennie Thwing, video projection of her grandfather talking about his past. It’s moving and captivating with a soundtrack that stutters his phrases repeatedly and in time to an electronic dance beat. It’s a little haunted and haunting. Not only are the co-op’s new digs a wow—concrete floors, high ceilings, exposed beams, huge factory windows—but with the arrival of Nexus, the Second Street/American Street corridor has reached a critical mass of galleries to warrant a new event: Second ... More » »