August 14, 2008 by Andrea Kirsh

…art, and laughter is allowed. Further Gems Upstairs: Archive Acquisitions in the Library Marcel Duchamp, Chess scorecard made with stamps designed by the artist (1919), Arensberg Archives, gift of the…

August 14, 2008 by Roberta

Armchair travelers, check out Namibia and Thailand in these new books

…the book open and the 55-page pdf book unfolds as you scroll down. The book’s got the requisite animal shots taken at Etosha National Park and Okakuejo camp — and…

August 10, 2008 by k-fai steele

Each One Teach One at PIFAS

…from collectives in Philadelphia that are more art-centric. PIFAS and its members don’t consider themselves constrained by concrete creative yields like art and music shows (though those things do happen…

August 8, 2008 by Roberta

Spectacle culture at its most spectacular

Check out Doug Mills‘ photos of the Olympics Opening Ceremonies in the slide show on the front page of today’s NY TImes online. There is some combination of beauty and…

August 6, 2008 by Andrea Kirsh

Irish Museum of Modern Art: Miquel Barceló and Janaina Tschäpe

Miquel Barceló Domo, Africa(2005)mixed media on paper, 75 x 53 cm, photo courtesy of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) has monographic exhibitions…

July 31, 2008 by Libby

Honors for Philly-ites

…House as part of the Mural Arts Program‘s Creative Capital exhibit of work by MAP staff. Zuchman herself is a project manager for MAP. Puffin‘s mission is “providing grants to…

July 28, 2008 by Libby and Roberta

Reading material for you on the head of the Mural Arts Program

…in Sunday’s Inquirer. And for yet more mural stuff, check out the MAP‘s staff exhibition, Creative Capital, at the Eakins House. Here’s one of the pieces from that show… Lindsay…

July 22, 2008 by Roberta

Weekly Update – Two great public art pieces in New York

…skylit space bathes the room in celestial light. Photo from the opening by artblog pal, Brent Burket. Apart from the loud industrial noises, the room is hushed like a church….