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October 27, 2018 by Deborah Krieger

Ambitious wonderland, Heather Ujiie’s Terra Incognita at Rowan University Art Gallery explores nature, culture, the divine feminine

Deborah Krieger takes a trip to Rowan University Art Gallery to view Heather Ujiie’s current installation of large-scale digital prints and elaborate sculptural objects. Terra Incognita, with its intense color palette and diverse aesthetic influences, explores sexual identity in relation to a range of both natural and spiritual forces. Catch it before it closes on November 17, 2018.

October 26, 2018 by Michael Lieberman

Making a difference at the Clay Studio

The group exhibition, “Making a Difference: Social and Political Activism in Clay,” causes our reviewer to ponder the deeper meaning behind the words in the show’s title and to weigh in on how art can or cannot be an effective tool to spark societal change. This provocative exhibit is at The Clay Studio through Nov. 17, 2018, so run over and see it.

October 22, 2018 by Andrea Kirsh

Rachel Whiteread’s sculpture at the National Gallery of Art, elegies to daily life in melodies we all can sing

Andrea calls the humanist sculptural works of Rachel Whiteread, powerful, poignant and accessible without gimmicks. She praises the sculpture, cast from domestic objects as big as a house and small as a hot water bottle, which evoke absent bodies.

October 21, 2018 by Carl(os) Roa

Roberto Lugo gets crafty in Taller Puertorriqueño homecoming show

Did you know that Kensington-grown art star (and Artblog favorite) Roberto Lugo has been in residence at Taller Puertorriqueño since mid June? Here Carl(os) Roa reports back on what Lugo’s been up to in his hybrid exhibition/studio space and reflects on the strength and creativity that come from embracing what you have and where you come from. Check out this great project before the residency and exhibition close on October 27, 2018.

October 19, 2018 by Logan Cryer

Don’t Miss Me, a not-so-solo show by Lane Speidel at Vox Populi

Logan Cryer walks us through Lane Speidel’s elaborate and deeply personal show, “Don’t Miss Me.” Get some nonlinear healing and some treasure-trash before it closes on October 20th.

October 14, 2018 by Sydney Cox

The Plant That Heals May Also Poison, Ree Morton lights up the ICA

New Artblog contributor, Sydd Cox takes in the retrospective of Ree Morton’s playful body of work, on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art through December 23, 2018. “The Plant That Heals May Also Poison” includes sculptures and installation works from Morton’s brief but fruitful career infusing post-minimalism with idiosyncratic material riffs on the maternal.

October 13, 2018 by Michael Lieberman

Piece Together, The Quilts of Mary Lee Bendolph at Swarthmore’s List Gallery

Michael visits “Piece Together: The Quilts of Mary Lee Bendolph,” an important retrospective of quilts and prints by one of the most prolific and well-known of the Gee’s Bend quilters of Boykin, Alabama. Part of a tradition that stretches back to the era of slavery, Bendolph makes works that elicits comparisons to the spontaneity of jazz and the masters of modernism. If you’ve never had the pleasure of viewing her stunning work in person (or even if you have), make sure to visit Swarthmore’s List Gallery before they come down on October 28.

October 12, 2018 by JuWon Park

Abigail Lucien Reconsiders the Tropical Caribbean at Vox Populi

New Artblog contributor, JuWon Park, reviews “Face Tan/Night Swim,” the current solo show by Haiti-born, Virginia-based installation artist, Abigail Lucien. On view at Vox Populi through October 20, her show critiques popular images of the Caribbean as an exotic tourist haven through the subtle arrangement of artificial smells and man-made materials.