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I have heard Dana Schutz’s work compared to that of the Austrian artist Maria Lassnig. I have heard her speak about the influence of German Expressionism upon her, and about her admiration for many contemporary artists, including the Latvian Ella Kruglyanskaya. But Schutz’s work is so unique and idiosyncratic that one is hard-pressed to pinpoint her artistic lineage.
Read MoreThe exhibit includes personal work generated between the late 1990s and 2015. Of note is Cavin Jones’ attempt to subvert or “flip the script” on black stereotypes.
Read MoreThe Philadelphia “Fanfare” will be added into a short video documenting the ongoing project, which was performed previously in London, Cardiff, Helsinki, and Lisbon.
Read More“Truss” is a full-scale replica of a timber roof support from the Traction building, a former trolley-manufacturing warehouse now serving as studio space for Traction’s collective of 12 artists, all PAFA alumni.
Read MorePost-war Japanese photography has enjoyed a reputation for being provocative and alien to the Western eye–a boiling concoction of a reeling political environment and shifting cultural landscapes.
Read MoreWith hints of Margaret Keane’s “Big Eyes” paintings, Dr. Seuss-ian colors and creatures, Adventure Time illustration, and few dashes of Tim Burton’s influence and Gustav Klimt-esque patterns, …the better to hold you with, my dear… comes to fruition.
Read MoreThe Internet exists somewhere between the real and the theoretical: a new digital plane of existence. Now on view at Fjord Gallery, Interface presents a spectrum of art that reflects and considers the role of the technology user.
Read MoreThe unity and divide between man and nature is and has long been a prevailing theme of many artists and curators. Open Field at Tiger Strikes Asteroid (TSA) draws on the functions, failures, and artifices created between nature and culture to explore aspects of the great man/nature divide.
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