Artists

October 4, 2019 by Wit López

Food as the storyteller, Emma Ressel on her new exhibition Trouble in the Garden

In this 31 minute First Friday podcast, artist Emma Ressel talks about her new solo exhibition at Colorspace Labs and her unique style of food photography. The exhibition, titled “Trouble in the Garden,” will be on display at Colorspace Labs in the Kensington section of North Philadelphia from October 4 – October 28th! Catch it while you can!

October 2, 2019 by Sarah Kim

Mythological, entrancing and immersive, Joseph Lazaro Rodriguez’s ‘Feet First’ at Spillway Collective

Sarah 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.

October 1, 2019 by Michael Lieberman

Richard Kagan’s nocturnal ‘photo-graphs’, meditations on ethereal Kyoto

Michael Leiberman visits Richard Kagan’s “Blurred Time: Sacred Places in Kyoto”, at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral. You can visit the show on weekdays between 11 AM and 1 PM, or by appointment, until October 27th, 2019.

September 27, 2019 by Alex Smith

Celebrating Women in Black and Brown punk and heavy metal, it’s #Blkgrlswurld Punk Fest and Zine Fair at Philadelphia’s ICA

Alex Smith interviews one of the founders of #Blkgrlswurld about their upcoming Punk Fest and Zine Fair celebrating women of color in heavy metal and punk music scenes.

September 25, 2019 by Wit López

Kristal Sotomayor and the necessity of ‘Expanding Sanctuary’

In this episode of Artblog’s Latinx Heritage Month series, documentary filmmaker Kristal Sotomayor discusses her forthcoming film “Expanding Sanctuary.” The film explores the work by activists at the South Philly organization Juntos.

September 25, 2019 by Logan Cryer

19.5%, Women in Power and Politics, surprising work, impressive curating at Little Berlin

Logan 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.

September 19, 2019 by Janyce Denise Glasper

Arts of Global Africa at the Newark Museum, excellent contemporary art by artists of the African Diaspora

Janyce Denise Glasper sees an exhibit at the Newark Museum that showcases the excellence of art made by contemporary artists of the African diaspora.

September 18, 2019 by Morgan Nitz

Emily Daley and Jerry Kaba, tenants of The Loom unite after sudden increase in additional rent

In this 40 minute episode of Artblog Radio, Morgan Nitz sits down with artists Emily Daley and Jerry Kaba to discuss what the heck has been going on at The Loom, an artist studio and office space in Port Richmond, where last month, tenants saw steep increases in building fees.

September 11, 2019 by Beth Heinly

Protesting, Posturing, and the Forgotten Artist

In this edition of Ask Artblog, Beth Heinly answers a question about the difference between protest and posture in relation to this year’s Whitney Biennial and the forced resignation of Warren Kanders from the Whitney Museum Board.

August 28, 2019 by Natalie Sandstrom

Julian Hoeber’s playful romp through architecture and art history at Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery

Natalie 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.

August 23, 2019 by Andrea Kirsh

Joan Mitchell’s Living Legacy and other resources to help artists organize, inventory and plan the future of their art

In this feature, Andrea Kirsh describes the resources available for artists to inventory, archive, and organize their body of work or “artistic estates.”

August 12, 2019 by Natalie Sandstrom

Additional Assembly Required at AUTOMAT, a whimsical, textured group exhibition

Natalie Sandstrom visits “Additional Assembly Required,” AUTOMAT collective’s 2019 Open Call exhibition.

August 9, 2019 by Alex Smith

Althea Baird and Jo Brunelli transform Fishtown’s Paradise diner into gallery for underserved, undiscovered artists

Alex Smith visits “Fridays at Paradise” at Paradise Diner and speaks with Althea Baird, who along with Jo Brunelli makes up the Fridays in Paradise collective.

August 5, 2019 by Artblog

Fourteen Philadelphia artist projects awarded $5,000 each by The Velocity Fund

Artblog applauds this year’s 14 artist awardees and their projects, each receiving $5,000 under The Velocity Fund grant awards.