Galleries

July 28, 2019 by Deborah Krieger

‘ABOLITION NOW!’ at Asian Arts Initiative examines racism and mass incarceration in America

Deborah Krieger visits Asian Arts Initiative’s exhibition “ABOLITION NOW!”, a group exhibition that features artworks about racism and mass incarceration in America and highlights the arts-related work of local prison abolition and anti-incarceration groups.

July 18, 2019 by Michael Lieberman

Kapp Kapp, new commercial gallery debuts small works by successful up and coming women artists

Michael Lieberman visits Philly’s newest commercial gallery, Kapp Kapp, to review its inaugural show “Living and Real,” open until August 30th, 2019.

June 25, 2019 by guest writer

Vox Populi at 30, member gallery celebrates with exhibit, programs and love

Jacque Liu, Tina Plokarz, and Li Sumpter join forces to pen this thoughtful guest post about Vox Populi, now in its 30th year.

June 24, 2019 by Samuel Brown

Jonas Wood’s large architecture- and home decor-referencing works conflate digital and real

Samuel Brown reviews Jonas Wood’s exhibition at Gagosian Gallery on West 24th street in New York, closing July 19th, 2019!

June 21, 2019 by Artblog

Sarah Muehlbauer at Icebox, Cerulean Arts 7th juried show, Salon de Refuses at Imperfect, Sherman Fleming performance re-enacted, Anne Minich in New York plus Opportunities

Today’s News Post includes two opportunities: One from Mural Arts for a $25,000 project in Kensington, and the other, to perform in a Philadelphia Avian Choir to drown out car and truck noise with bird song.

June 19, 2019 by Deborah Krieger

Investigating human observation in Mia Rosenthal’s “Earth, sky, past, present” at Gallery Land Collective

Deborah Krieger reviews Mia Rosenthal’s current exhibition “Earth, sky, present, past” at GALLERY Land Collective to July 5, 2019.

June 18, 2019 by Natalie Sandstrom

Little Berlin’s ‘Make Room for Me,’ a thoughtful, slow-paced look at art by Middle Eastern queer and femme artists

Natalie Sandstrom reviews “Make Room For Me” at Little Berlin, a video- and photography-heavy show featuring eleven Middle/ Near Eastern queer and femme identifying artists.

June 17, 2019 by Ilana Napoli

Artist and activist Lise Soskolne of W.A.G.E makes her invisible art practice visible

Ilana Napoli reviews “The Work,” a two-part solo show by artist/activist Lise Soskolne at Baruch College’s Sidney Mishkin Gallery to June 20, 2019.

June 14, 2019 by Ray Simon

‘Encounters with Whitman,’ New group exhibition at Da Vinci Art Alliance celebrates queerness and the arts

Ray Simon reviews “Encounters with Whitman” at Da Vinci Art Alliance, open until June 16th, 2019.

June 14, 2019 by Artblog

Hank Willis Thomas at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Archiving LGBTQ history at The Print Center, Cheryl McClenney-Brooker passing, Gees Bend Quilters and Betty Leacraft, Plus Main Line Arts Opportunity

Dear Readers, after a hiatus of four months and with some needed feedback, we are reviving the News Post, revised here to quickly telescope a curated group of announcements, stories, newsy news and photos to you.

June 4, 2019 by Julia Marsh

Lynda Benglis at Locks Gallery reflects the female in empowered feminist works

Julia Marsh reviews the work of important feminist artist Lynda Benglis, whose current exhibition “Over Air,” is at Locks Gallery until June 28, 2019.

May 31, 2019 by Logan Cryer

Soy Cuba/I am Cuba, at Arthur Ross, paintings of a country whose beauty hides its puzzling complexity

In their review of the exhibition “Soy Cuba/I am Cuba” at Arthur Ross Gallery, Logan Cryer says the Cuban artist Roger Toledo delivers a complex portrait of his homeland in art that is complex and conceptual.

May 30, 2019 by Alex Smith

Transcendence and Temporality, Black Quantum Futurism’s All Time is Local at Center for Emerging Visual Artists

Alex Smith reviews Black Quantum Futurism’s exhibition at Center for Emerging Visual Artists, All Time is Local, closing May 31, 2019.

May 29, 2019 by Matt Singer

Tristin Lowe on absurdity, the Big Bang, ‘Tiny Bangs’, blue jeans, and more

Matthew Singer interviews Tristin Lowe about his absurd sculptures and current exhibitions, “Tiny Bangs” at Fleisher/Ollman (closing June 1st, 2019) and “Emanation,” a group show at Wheaton arts and Cultural Center (closing December 31st, 2019).