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Our writing team covers exhibitions and performances in Philadelphia and elsewhere. We also cover books and movies. We look, take notes, ask questions and listen. We take pictures, make video and audio recordings. We think about what we see and have opinions. And we write our hearts out, every day.
Alex reviews the project-based show at Vox Populi, “How Are We Free?” at Vox Populi through Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019.
Read MoreSarah Kim writes an enthusiastic review of “Feet First”, an interactive video, painting, and sculpture installation by Joseph Lazaro Rodriguez at Spillway Collective, closing on October 5th, 2019.
Read MoreLevi Bentley reviews “You Are the Battery,” a book of poetry by Thomas Devaney. Read further to learn why Bentley compares Devaney’s written work to the sculptures of Cecilia Vicuña.
Read MoreLogan Cryer visits the current exhibition on North Coral St. and writes about a show she calls impressive for delivering art on divisive and difficult topics.
Read MoreRay Simon visits Lightbox Film Center to view a screening of “Chulas Fronteras” by Les Blank. Simon says the film is a beautiful and romantic snapshot of the lives of working-class Mexican Americans living in Texas in the mid-1970s.
Read MoreNatalie Sandstrom visits Julian Hoeber’s solo exhibition at Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery at the University of the Arts and writes a thoughtful review about Hoeber’s art history and philosophical influences and his playful conceptual sculpture.
Read MoreAlex Smith visits Scribe Video Center for a screening of the documentary movie, “Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror” and a Q&A with co-writer of the film, Ashlee Blackwell.
Read MoreDeborah Krieger visits “Narrative Painting in LA” at Craig Krull Gallery in her hometown of Los Angeles, California. The exhibition closes on August 31, 2019.
Read MoreNatalie Sandstrom visits “Additional Assembly Required,” AUTOMAT collective’s 2019 Open Call exhibition.
Read MoreDeborah Krieger visits Asian Arts Initiative’s exhibition “ABOLITION NOW!”, a group exhibition that features artworks about racism and mass incarceration in America and highlights the arts-related work of local prison abolition and anti-incarceration groups.
Read MoreAndrea Kirsh visits the New Chinese Galleries at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Kirsh says the newly re-arranged exhibit is educational, aesthetically pleasing, and able to appeal to every type of museum guest.
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