Sharon Garbe talks with Sarah Kanouse about the artist’s upcoming performance this Saturday, Nov. 11, at The Rotunda. “My Electric Genealogy” recaps the Kanouse family’s long ties to the electrical grid, by way of planning and engineering the grid in the Los Angeles area, working for the power companies. Family histories once seen as benevolent and celebrated become fodder for this one-woman performance that holds up an uneasy mirror to the past. Very few have Kanouse’s personal connection to the electrical grid, but we all have some kind of connection, making this performance highly relevant for today and tomorrow.
Read MoreOur new contributor, Martina Merlo, sees a two person exhibit at Tiger Strikes Asteroid and is excited for the dialog the two artists’ works enter into that deal with the end (or not) of image making.
Read MoreSharon Garbe sees a live garden gnome in action at Glen Foerd. As portrayed by 2023 Performance Artist in Residence at the historic mansion, Alex Tatarsky’s fictitious gnome is punny, funny, morose, musical and politically awake to their plight as a working class anomaly in the garden of a mansion.
Read MoreAnne Ishii is a writer, editor, translator and the Executive Director of Asian Arts Initiative (AAI). As the leader of an important arts center serving the AAPI community, Anne is a big part of Philadelphia’s arts ecosystem. Roberta talks with Anne about her new role hosting of arts and culture documentary series, “Movers and Makers,” featuring regional artists and arts organizations. Anne and Roberta had a great 35-minute conversation that will introduce you to a fascinating, important and under-known leader in Philadelphia arts.
Read MoreArtblog contributor Susan Isaacs connects with climate art activist Diane Burko in a Q&A conversation about climate activism, art historical influences, and Diane’s current artwork and upcoming exhibitions.
Read MoreMicheal Liberman reviews Michele Kishita’s “Absent Futures,” a show of landscape paintings made with a traditional wood burning technique, on view at Central Tattoo Studio and Gallery until March 29, 2020.
Read MoreArtbog contributor Matt Kalasky speaks with Josh Graupera– Philadelphia based organizer, artist, educator, and printmaker– to learn about their recent (now closed) exhibition, “Blockadia.” Tune into this 25 minute long podcast, brought to us by The Galleries at Moore (TGMR), to learn how Josh’s practice redefines the term “Blockadia,” a word originally coined by activist Naomi Klein.
Read MoreThe current show at Haverford’s Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery brings together a diverse group of activist artists who critique consumer culture, colonialism, and the exploitation of the planet. Their goal, Evan says, is to get us out of the gallery and into the world to make meaningful change.
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