Wit López

June 12, 2019 by Wit López

Gina Renzi on two of West Philly’s community arts gems

Wit talks with Gina Renzi about the importance of The Rotunda and 40th Street AIR, two art spaces in West Philadelphia.

June 7, 2019 by Wit López

Gerald Brown on challenging the status quo and Funkadelic Awakening: A Futuristic Resistance

Wit López interviews Gerald Brown in a 23 minute long podcast about their exhibition, “Funkadelic Awakening: A Futuristic Resistance” at the Clay Studio.

May 20, 2019 by Wit López

‘…The revolution is finally here,’ Gabe Martinez on LGBTQ+ histories, Stonewall, and his two exhibitions

In this 28 minute long episode of Artblog Radio, Wit López interviews Gabe Martinez about his two exhibitions at the William way LGBT Community Center.

May 3, 2019 by Wit López

A Lexicon In Living Color, Damien Davis talks about the role of wood, empowerment, and impermanence in his new exhibit ‘Color Cargo’

Wit speaks with Damien Davis in a 33 minute podcast about his current exhibition “Color Cargo”, on view at The Center for Art in Wood in Old city through July 20th, 2019!

May 1, 2019 by Wit López

Shaking and Shouting, Arielle Julia Brown and Lela Aisha Jones on their roles in Reggie Wilson’s ‘Grounds That Shout! (and others merely shaking)’

Wit López speaks with Arielle Julia Brown and Lela Aisha Jones about their involvement in “Grounds that Shout! (and others merely shaking” curated by Reggie Willson. The series involves panels, performances, and more that will take place on May 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 11th, 2019.

April 24, 2019 by Wit López

Hot Bits Founders Open Up about Their Erotic Arts Fest Coming This Weekend

Wit López speaks with Hot Bits Film Festival founders Evie Snax and Hear Byrne about their upcoming festival at Lightbox Film Center, beginning this Friday, April 26th, 2019!

April 22, 2019 by Wit López

‘4 Queer Voices’ sing in exhibition at William Way LGBT Community Center

Wit López reviews “4 Queer Voices” at the William Way LGBT Community Center, on display until April 26th, 2019.

April 12, 2019 by Wit López

A Festival Grows in Harlem, Black Web Fest, at the National Black Theater

Wit López met Victoria Coker recently in New York and followed up to interview her about her Black Web Fest, happening this weekend in Harlem.

April 8, 2019 by Wit López

Candy Alexandra González on creating ethnographic art about migration, identity, and healing

In this 31 minute long podcast, Wit speaks with artist and activist Candy Alexandra González about their artistic practice and upcoming exhibition, “Mirror Talk” at 40th street AIR on Saturday, April 13th, at 12 PM!

March 8, 2019 by Wit López

Drawing from life, The Work and Process of Uriah Bussey

Wit López reconnects with Uriah Bussey—an artist selected for the residency López curated at Icebox Project Space—to talk time-based performance, automatic drawing, the importance of representation, and the transformation of Bussey’s childhood home into a “little museum.” Don’t miss Bussey’s solo exhibition, “Discoveries of Self, Kin, and Peers,” curated by Zoe Rayn, open at the Art Dept. Collective Gallery THIS SATURDAY, March 9th, 2019 from 6-10 PM!

January 31, 2019 by Wit López

Heather Raquel Phillips talks kink and queer liberation

New contributor and friend of Artblog, Wit López speaks with multi-disciplinary artist Heather Raquel Phillips about documenting people of color in the leather community and turning the camera on herself.