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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 Smith reviews the sculptural installations of “Henry Taylor: Nothing Change, Nothing Strange.” The 3-D work is a departure from the artist’s more well-known, humanist portrait paintings, and he scavenged materials for the installation with the help of Philadelphia’s RAIR (Recycled Artist in Residency) program.
Read MoreSharon Garbe connects with the video works of Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib and delights in the artists’ whimsical play with scale and appreciates the narrative of Hironaka’s family history told in one of the videos.
Read MoreCorey Qureshi visits Rowan University Art Gallery for ‘SuperCellular,’ billed as an immersive experience. Corey grapples with whether he felt immersed, but said ultimately he enjoyed the installation by Carolyn Healy and John Phillips, commenting, “There are open-ended, wordless notions to be explored.”
Read MoreOur reviewer Kate Brock says Carlisle Bell’s paintings in “Memory Be Green” showcase “a deft use of material from modernist painting within a practice of impressive range.”
Read MoreRoberta sees some art in the suburbs and reports that activist, political, eco-themed work is alive and well there.
Read MoreA colorful exhibition by six artists with more than 100 drawings depicts pop culture and other icons in ways that are surprising, a little bit humorous in places, and full of affection.
Read MoreIn Part 2 of her holiday books roundup, Andrea Kirsh reviews three works with socio-political heft.
Read MoreIn Part 1 of her holiday book review postings, Andrea Kirsh shares the joys of imagery and writing in books about Florine Stettheimer and El Anatsui.
Read MoreRoberta sees the 3-person exhibit, “New Typologies” at the Philadelphia Art Alliance and recommends it as an exhibit best taken in slowly. Check it out before the exhibit closes on Dec. 15, 2022.
Read MoreClosing tomorrow and a show you don’t want to miss, Samson Kambalu’s Crossing Borders critiques colonial history in Africa using beautiful black-and-white videos, spooky cut-outs of African soldiers in uniform and throughout makes pointed charges at the harms of colonialism.
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