Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz visit the Art on Paper Fair in New York and report on good booth presentations by Philadelphia Galleries like Stanek, Commonweal and Bertrand Productions — and by Billy Dufala’s project curated by Nato Thompson and presented by Fleisher Ollman Gallery. Commonweal’s booth showcases drawings by Anne Minich, and the booth was a hit with Hyperallergic and the Art Newspaper. Take a little trip into the art fair with the photos and fresh commentary. You will enjoy it!
Read MoreLauren Whearty interviews members of the artist run space, Fjord, now celebrating their 10th year in operation. Members have changed through the years and so have their rented gallery space — in separate locations in the Kensington/Frenkford area.
Read MoreKatie Dillon Low has an encounter with many ideas about technology at the show ‘echo broadcast’ at Practice Gallery. The group show spans work that deals with the eco-concerns of the plastics and heavy metals in electronic devices; to our technologically addicted society’s isolation behind our screens.
Read MoreMiles Orvell says the show at Cherry Street Pier with works by Laurence Salzmann reveal a wide-ranging body of works, from ethnographic and documentary photographs from the artist’s anthropological visits in Romania, Peru and elsewhere, to his more abstract photographs that weave together landscape and suggestions of the human presence.
Read MoreKate Brock interviews artist Jane Irish days before new exhibition Eureka: New Works by Jane Irish opening at Locks Gallery. They speak about Vietnam War Veterans Against War, Edgar Allen Poe, and Artist’s roles for the future. Read the interview then see the exhibition and share what you think with us!
Read MoreHi, a few weeks ago I visited the Magic Gardens to pursue seeing George Rodriguez’s work after having seen it in the Tyler School of Art Ceramics department. The solemn stares of the figures carry over into all that George makes and his work always packs a punch making the viewer bring down their guards and engage. The show In Unison: Ceramic Sculptures by George Rodriguez is up until September 10, 2023 go see it if you have a chance! And if not be on the look out for George Rodriguez.
Read MoreI met with five members of Grizzly Grizzly on Zoom, at the time when they had just deinstalled the show by David Herbert and were prepping the next exhibit, Freed from Necessity, a two-person show featuring the work of Philadelphia-based sculptor Matthew Speedy and interdisciplinary artist Halo Lahnert. Grizzly members Erin Boyle, Amy Hicks, Diedra Krieger, Connor Longo and Jayne Struble participated in the conversation.
Read MoreBranche Coverdale’s exhibit at Paradigm Gallery and Studio has paintings that are funky and “in a semi-nostalgic register,” says our reviewer, Corey Qureshi. Corey concludes that the works “use modern sensibilities to depict potentially (probably) past tense moments.
Read MoreHi, this week’s a light one as we see two new exhibitions just getting ready to open at Locks Gallery and a celebration of a year anniversary at Noname Gallery. Glen Foerd will have it’s final third Thursday of the Summer with food, family fun, and live music. Take a chance at submitting your design for a Mural of Coach Dawn Staley for Mural Arts Philly. Or apply for RAIR, a residency based out of a demolition recycling center. What ever it is you do this week, we hope you have fun and stay cool. And while you’re staying cool, check out some of the readers list links to weird, wonderful and great articles and things we’ve rounded up for you.
Read MoreKatie Dillon Low sees a curated exhibit at Atelier Art Gallery in Brewerytown and loves it. Anchored in the works of Anne Minich, Katie says the show is balanced, with much to offer all tastes.
Read MoreHi, this week there’s so much to tell about. There’s a solo exhibition by Chelsey Luster at Vox Populi, a culmination of the Windgate Arts Residency as an exhibition at the Museum for Art in Wood, and news of an upcoming exhibition at Commonweal. Chimaera Gallery announces their new brick and mortar location bringing their online presence into reality. Plus more and opportunities.
Read MoreSharon Garbe sees the works of Quentin Morris at Arcadia University’s Spruance Gallery and calls the monochromatic work nuanced and riotously quiet.
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