May 22, 2004 by Libby

…decided it would be swell to go to the Barnes. (Shown, a door from Africa, from the collection) Get in the door and pass go We got lucky. There may…

May 10, 2004 by Roberta

Into the void on a steamy Friday night

…in “Creative Consumption” at Rosenwald Wolf Gallery. Karsten has a whole room full of work at Vox. At Gallery Joe he’s represented by work that seemed somewhat tamer — there…

May 4, 2004 by Roberta

Binge and purge

My PW review about “Creative Consumption” at Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery is out now so I’ll tell you a little more about the show here and give you lots more pictures. “Consumption,”…

April 30, 2004 by Libby and Roberta

Where the money goes

$899,782 AWARDED TO 10 PHILADELPHIA ORGANIZATIONS. Artblog learned that tomorrow Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative (PEI) will announce nearly $900,000 in awards to Philadelphia area art institutions for exhibits and planning. Ten…

April 30, 2004 by Libby and Roberta

Big Bang

…range of sources including police scanners, popular music, short wave and CB radio, and shared audio files. Techno wizard Vecchio says he’s done tests on the new object. “Judging by…

April 29, 2004 by Roberta

Barnes, Barnes, Barnes in three places

[Note: I was in Rosenwald Wolf Gallery looking at the Creative Consumption exhibit (more on that later) when Gallery Director and artblog contributor Sid Sachs told me he had the…

April 26, 2004 by Roberta

Bi-coastal curating and why we love London

…creative industries, which are worth around £21bn. We want to ensure that they are able to thrive in the capital”. And Philadelphia Mayor John Street said what about the arts?…

March 31, 2004 by Libby

Laurie Anderson touches down

…supergeek,” she cheerfully opines). So she is taking walks and keeping records–photos taken by a credit-card-size camera, diaristic 1- or 2-minute radio spots. She wonders about how walks, which are…