Natalie Sandstrom

June 4, 2020 by Natalie Sandstrom

Maddie Hewitt talks sustainable art making, and the reality of the climate crisis

In this two part feature, Natalie Sandstrom talks with the second of two artists whose practice is heavily influenced by nature and environmental issues.

June 3, 2020 by Natalie Sandstrom

Caril Chasens, Wooden nymphs and manifestos from ‘way the hell up the road’

Natalie Sandstrom conducts two interviews with two artists whose practice is heavily influenced by nature and environmental issues; part one covers Canadian artist Caril Chasens, a multi-disciplinary artist and writer.

May 18, 2020 by Natalie Sandstrom

Artists and the letters they write, personal, tactile, anti-Zoom

At a time of deep isolation like ours, letter writing offers a breakthrough to a special closeness as shown in the book “Artists’ Letters: Leonardo da Vinci to David Hockney.”

April 13, 2020 by Natalie Sandstrom

A view from inside the closed museum system

Natalie Sandstrom shares her thoughts on the current state of being an arts administrator as institutions shutter their brick-and-mortar locations due to COVID-19.

February 21, 2020 by Natalie Sandstrom

Two worlds beautifully co-existing, Bermudez and Marcuse dual shows at List Gallery

Natalie Sandstrom visits the List Gallery at Swarthmore College and analyzes the two exhibitions on display: Henry Bermudez’s Tattooed Nature and Michelle Marcuse’s Holding Absence, which both close tomorrow, February 23, 2020.

January 22, 2020 by Natalie Sandstrom

The artifice and the unnatural, CAMP Philly at Automat Gallery

Natalie Sandstrom reviews the latest exhibition at Automat Gallery, CAMP Philly. A group show of works by Kelly Dzioba, Zach Hill, and Natasha Le Sourd, it explores the wackiness and superficiality of camp within the arts. Catch the show before it comes down on February 1st.

November 13, 2019 by Natalie Sandstrom

Moore College of Art and Design honors the work of three visionaries

Artblog contributor Natalie visits Moore College of Art and Design to see the exhibition “Visionary Women.”

October 28, 2019 by Natalie Sandstrom

The terrible and the beautiful, Lugo and Tomezsko’s ‘Wynorrific Times’ at Wexler Gallery

Natalie Sandstrom visits Wexler Gallery to review a collaborative exhibition featuring new works by artists Roberto Lugo and Mat Tomezsko.

October 22, 2019 by Natalie Sandstrom

New exhibition ‘Back and Song’ at Girard College explores medical discrimination and healing

Natalie Sandstrom reviews ‘Back and Song,’ an exhibition by filmmakers Elissa Blount Moorhead and Bradford Young installed at Girard College.

October 9, 2019 by Natalie Sandstrom

Expanding ‘outside,’ Lisi Raskin and Jesse Harrod’s ‘Mending and Repair in Response’ at Fleisher Ollman

Natalie Sandstrom visits “Mending and Repair in Response,” an exhibition of works by Lisi Raskin and Jesse Harrod at Fleisher-Ollman Gallery. The show closes on October 26th, 2019.

August 28, 2019 by Natalie Sandstrom

Julian Hoeber’s playful romp through architecture and art history at Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery

Natalie Sandstrom visits Julian Hoeber’s solo exhibition at Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery at the University of the Arts and writes a thoughtful review about Hoeber’s art history and philosophical influences and his playful conceptual sculpture.

August 12, 2019 by Natalie Sandstrom

Additional Assembly Required at AUTOMAT, a whimsical, textured group exhibition

Natalie Sandstrom visits “Additional Assembly Required,” AUTOMAT collective’s 2019 Open Call exhibition.

July 31, 2019 by Natalie Sandstrom

Three Philadelphia museum curators discuss Bill Viola’s moving new media works, in panel at Barnes Foundation

Artblog contributor Natalie Sandstrom attends a program at The Barnes Foundation about the life and work of Bill Viola, whose videos are now on view at the Barnes, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Fabric Workshop and Museum.

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.