In this commissioned essay, Logan Cryer expresses their thoughts about the future of Philadelphia’s art world and about how artists can seize the opportunity to expand and set boundaries in their practice. Thank you to The Common Field for providing the opportunity for Logan and Artblog to contribute to important discussions about the future.
Read MoreCarl(os) asks artists in the field how they deal with artistic disagreements and conflicts and he gets solid advice, which he shares. Talking and creating space for discussion are key. Read on and see more of what the professionals have to say.
Read MoreMichael Lieberman attends Rebirths, Returns and Comebacks, a story slam for deaf and hearing people alike, sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania’s Wolf Humanities Center. The experience opened his eyes to the complex history and expressive capacity of American Sign Language (ASL).
Read MoreCarl(os) Roa is back and thinking about fat bodies in visual art and on stage. Prompted by a recent trip to Colombia, he ponders what is gained when we challenge prevailing notions of what a protagonist looks like.
Read MoreIn her essay, Andrea takes in the Guerrilla Girls exhibition, “Not Ready to Make Nice,” at Moore College and talks about the history of art world protest from 1969 onward. Concluding that statistics prove that women are not yet equals of men in the eyes of art institutions, she offers an opinion of what is needed for women to achieve parity in the future.
Read MoreIn his essay, Dave Kyu looks at various placements for the contentious Frank Rizzo statue, which the city promised to relocate after angry public outcry. Dave ponders three new locations for the monumental sculpture to the racially-divisive former Mayor and Police Commissioner and one new placement at its current location. The relocation of the Rizzo statue is an important civic conversation that continues to need public input. What do you think is the best possible placement for the controversial statue?
Read MoreArtblog’s new contributor, Mandy Palasik, writes a delightful essay about walking through the late architect Anne Tyng’s house and imagining how the architect lived in the space and how others would live there after her. It’s a very nice essay by Palasik, who is herself an architect. This article was submitted to the Artblog New Art Writing Challenge contest and we are publishing it here with special mention.
Read MoreWhat is an appropriate monument for the current city of Philadelphia? This is the timely and ambitious question that the folks at Mural Arts posed to their 20 selected Monument Lab artists. Imani Roach interviews one of the artists, Sharon Hayes, and reports on her project, installed in Rittenhouse Square until Nov. 19.
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