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?…

April 9, 2004 by Roberta

Friday favorite things

…Secondly, 222 Gallery is media savvy and so is their website. Check out the gif-panning shots of the installation. Most wonderful. Used at Painted Bride is artblog contributor Shelley Spector’s…

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…

March 9, 2004 by Roberta

McEneaney on life, art and bricks

…is up now at the Weekly’s website. [Ed. Note: Philadelphia Weekly’s online archive does not go back to 2004.] Here is the complete version. (top image “Callowhill Neighborhood”) Q. Your…

March 7, 2004 by Libby

Vox pops on First Friday

…ball while radio soundtracks and transmissions rumble and screech. Much of Suib’s source material is either taken directly from or inspired by real scientists’ efforts to communicate with whatever’s out…

March 5, 2004 by Libby and Roberta

Great expectations

So we’re making a list of what we plan to deliver up over the weekend for First Friday. In no particular order, here are our soon-to-be blog posts. By the…

February 9, 2004 by Libby

Saturday’s First Friday postscript

…geophysicist. The pieces suggest layers of civilization, layers of geography, with cool interiors behind peeling walls–the architecture of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Dome of the Rock. Elizabeth…

January 15, 2004 by Roberta

A few of my favorite things

…Historical Society of Pennsylvania, which doesn’t have an exhibition space, the show will tour around the region and wind up in an archive at the HSP. I liked best the…