Artblog | Interviews

May 26, 2020 by Ilana Napoli

‘Yes In My Front Yard,’ West Philadelphia’s stimulus check-funded public installation

Ilana Napoli speaks with Daniel Tucker and Emily Bunker and pens a thoughtful feature about their public art installation “Yes in My Front Yard,” which features digital works by nine local artists printed and displayed on lawn signs in West Philadelphia.

May 20, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

Keep calm during Covid, Museums and meditation at home

Naveena Vijayan takes a digital tour of museums during Covid-19 and interviews Jeff Durham, Curator of Himalayan Art at Asian Museum of Art, about their virtual programming surrounding “Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist’s Journey Towards Enlightenment.”

April 24, 2020 by Mandy Palasik

What feminist artist Natalia LL’s introspective work can teach us about social distancing

In this time of social distancing, Artblog’s Mandy Palasik reflects on the importance of feminist art pioneer Natalia LL’s controversial work.

April 23, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

Sarah K Khan’s updates of resistance to Medieval Indian cookbook illustrations at Twelve Gates Arts

Naveena Vijayan interviews Sarah Khan about her exhibition, Undisciplined Pleasures: Vigilant Defiance at Twelve Gates Arts, which is now online due to COVID-19.

April 15, 2020 by Wit López

Curator Close-up, Lenise Logan

Wit interviews curator and philanthropist Lenise Logan about the work she does globally in the arts. Read further to learn more about Lenise’s global practice and how being laid off was the catalyst she needed to begin her international career.

March 30, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

Portraits of humanity, an interview with artist Stephen Althouse

Naveena Vijayan had a chance to visit Stephen Althouse’s photography exhibition at the Biggs Museum in Dover, Delaware earlier this month before it closed due to COVID-19. Read further to learn more about Althouse’s work and the Pennsylvania Dutch cultural influences in his imagery.

March 21, 2020 by Wit López

One local Philadelphian is bringing the city together through quarantine art-making

Wit interviews Robin Mack-Ward about her growing Facebook group, “One Philly: Corona Virus Public Art Project.”

March 19, 2020 by Wit López

Curator Close-up, A’Driane Nieves of Tessera Arts Collective

Wit chats with founder and curator of Tessera Arts Collective, A’Driane Nieves. Learn about the origins of the collective and how A’Driane is making abstraction accessible.