Lane Speidel sees Anne Minich’s show of her iconic “head” series at Commonweal Gallery, created over the course of almost 50 years. In this poetic review, Lane says the experience of the works is utterly singular and comments, “Minich’s figures are both falling down a well and rising from it. Slipping behind the veil and pushing them aside. The inherent hubris of painting matched with the negation of idolatry.”
Read MoreIn this long-form interview, Lane Speidel and Jacob (Chris) Hammes talk about the history and closure of the alternative gallery, Pilot+Projects, a warehouse space in gentrifying Fishtown/Kensington.
Read MoreLane Timothy Speidel is an artist and writer, currently showing work at Data Nation at the National Liberty Museum. They uncover the promising uses of AI, for accessibility and representation, for underrepresented peoples. They also give warning about AI being used in exploitative ways, ultimately saying that in the art sphere it could never “replace” the artist.
Read MoreLane reviews the show “Songs for Ritual and Remembrance” at Arthur Ross Gallery, a spare exhibition with works that are heartfelt memorials to past trauma experienced by the artists, either personally, or through ancestral or other historical connections. The show, which Lane says, holds “some impressive and moving works,” is up until Sept. 17, 2023.
Read MoreRun right over to Vox Populi to catch this miraculous intergenerational painting show before it closes June 11. But first be sure to read Lane’s poetic and analytical review.
Read MoreDear Folks, this exhibit is over now, but we wanted to share Lane’s review with you and to share the images of the artist’s works.
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