Lane Timothy Speidel is an artist and writer, currently showing work at Data Nation at the National Liberty Museum. They uncover the promising uses of AI, for accessibility and representation, for underrepresented peoples. They also give warning about AI being used in exploitative ways, ultimately saying that in the art sphere it could never “replace” the artist.
Read MoreAlex Smith interviews his comic book partner, James Dillenbeck about the artist’s gorgeous illustrations for their joint series, “Black Vans.” Smith says James’s illustrations keep “the torch going for body-positive, fat inclusive art in such a powerful way.” The two also talk about queer aesthetics, and about making Black Vans’ queer, punk, super-hero characters undeniable.
Read MoreIn the beastly hot days this month, we’ve sought some respite in travel: Roberta went to New York for a few days, others went to the beach or mountains. We’ve all been busy and busy reading. Here’s a quick look at upcoming content on Artblog, plus an event to give your two cents to the City on what they should do with the Roundhouse (former Police HQ), and a long read in the New Yorker by Alice Gregory about her trip to Africa and the work of a groundbreaking art collective, the Congolese Plantation Workers Art League.
Read MoreWe are excited to share the generous micro grant project, The P(h)ew Awards, created by Rami George to pass along 10% of their recent Pew Fellowship award to queer and trans artists, writers, performers and musicians in the Philadelphia region. Congratulations, Rami, on this thoughtful and brilliant project! And congratulations to each of the 16 P(h)ew winners, including several with connections to Artblog: Corey Qureshi, Jordan Deal, Savan DePaul, and Suldano Abdiruhman! We love this project and are honored to announce it in our pages! Also in the news, we congratulate Kukuli Velarde and can’t wait to hear her Keynote address Thursday at 5 PM for the University of Pennsylvania Forum on Immigration.
Read MoreAlex Smith reviews Logan Cryer’s latest curation ‘Dark Sousveillance,’ inspired by Simone Browne’s research on Blackness and surveillance. The group show features Black and predominantly queer artists, examining “wanting to be seen by each other, and wanting to hide from the violence of hypervisibility.” The exhibition is on view at Vox Populi, by appointment, thru Jan. 16, 2022.
Read MoreCurious what’s been going on in Philly besides snow, rain, slush, repeat? Here’s a short, digestible list of virtual events, opportunities for artists, and a re-cap of what’s been going on here at Artblog (in case you missed it).
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