Lane 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 MoreHi, this week a few new exhibitions are popping up, one at Icebox handing over the space to guest curators and another at Penn exploring mind expanding states. The Museum for Art in Wood is hosting a workshop Friday to kick off the launch of the first Arabic map of Philadelphia. Hope you beat the heat and get in a cool gallery!
Read MorePost holiday checkin and hi! We hope you can stay cool and visit some of the notable shows and activities going on inside some chill art spaces like Arcadia University’s Exhibition space and Ryerss Museum (new to us, in Burholme Park, Philadelphia).
Read MoreTasso Hartzog chronicles the high drama and steely nature of Judith Joy Ross’s photographs and sitters. Witness photos spanning from the Northeast of the United States to Paris, France exploring the nature of her subjects. See the 200 or so photos through August 6th at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Read MoreHeather Ujiies use of fibers, textiles, fashion, and visual art strikes a dreamlike chord evoking shared visual histories and global mythologies. Lost in Paradise displays massive printed textiles alongside sculptures and paintings that transport the viewer to the world Ujiie sees. See the show at James Oliver Gallery before it closes August 12th.
Read MoreArtblog writer Sharon Garbe wanders through the labyrinthian gallery that is HOT BED to explore the vast and wild group show that is WACK! See the exhibitions paintings, sculptures, and more before it closes on August 12th.
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