In this long-form interview, Lane Speidel and Jacob (Chris) Hammes talk about the history and closure of the alternative gallery, Pilot+Projects, a warehouse space in gentrifying Fishtown/Kensington.
Read MoreArtblog contributor reek bell rounds up four films for the month of August. This month’s theme is community, in all of its complexity. As reek says below, “Community can break your heart, community can feed you, clothe you, house you, love you, and leave you.”
Read MoreMichael Lieberman reviews Pulitzer Prize winner Inga Saffron’s ‘Becoming Philadelphia.’ The book, a selection of the architecture critic’s Inquirer articles from the past 20 years, tells an intricate story about Philly’s 10 year tax abatement and construction boom– both its part in revitalizing the city, and its part in harmful gentrification and increased inequality.
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 MoreMorgan Nitz chats with friend and fellow Tyler alum Patricia Renee Thomas. As both a working painter and a teaching artist, Thomas is blazing a trail for young black women in the visual arts.
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