Heather Ujiies use of fibers, textiles, fashion, and visual art strikes a dreamlike chord evoking shared visual histories and global mythologies. Lost in Paradise displays massive printed textiles alongside sculptures and paintings that transport the viewer to the world Ujiie sees. See the show at James Oliver Gallery before it closes August 12th.
Read MoreLogan Cryer talks with artist and Tyler School of Art and Architecture professor Jesse Harrod, about the Canadian artist’s journey as an artist, from Nova Scotia, to Chicago, to Virginia and Philadelphia.
Read MoreUsing hand-bent neon sculptures, artist Alissa Eberle installs a warm, candy-colored electric cavern into a small gallery space at HOT•BED. Our contributor Corey Qureshi’s review plays with the ideas of an intimate space treated with what are typically public and extroverted sign materials, and says the installation will put you in two different moods that feel loose and enjoyable. The show is up til Feb. 19, 2022.
Read MoreAlissa Roach and Hannah Pang, co-presidents of the Artists of Color Collective at Temple University, join host Logan Cryer in this 23-minute podcast interview to talk about their recent “Digital Entanglements” exhibition at Tiger Strikes Asteroid, and their upcoming zine (AoCC’s second ever publication). You can support the Artists of Color Collective via Instagram DMs (@Artists_of_Color).
Read MoreCorey Qureshi visits ‘Molly Metz: Close Closer’ at Fleisher/Ollman gallery, where multi-layered paintings flow into amorphous and cavernous sculptures. Check it out before it closes on August 13, 2021!
Read MoreLogan Cryer writes lyrically about ‘David Dempewolf: suncatchers,’ an experimental video installation of stereoscopic imagery with a focus on emptiness and interior spaces. ‘David Dempewolf: suncatchers,” is on view at Tiger Strikes Asteroid through June 26, 2021.
Read MoreTwo Artblog favorites, Janyce Denise Glasper, writer, artist and Artblog contributor, and Imani Roach, artist, educator, Vox Populi member and former Artblog Managing Editor, spend some time on Zoom catching up during the pandemic’s Winter surge. Enjoy this time capsule of our lives back in February, 2021.
Read MoreIn this 33 minute Artblog Radio interview, Roberta speaks with Bryan Warner about his Japanese heritage, growing up attending a Buddhist temple, teaching art at both the college and elementary school level, and much more. This interview is available in audio, video, and text transcription.
Read MoreIn their debut interview as Artblog Radio’s newest host, Logan Cryer speaks with Jordan Deal, emerging artist exhibiting alongside Joy Feasley and Paul Swenbeck in “Hissed gently in silence, a dream of Flight” at Fleisher-Ollman gallery.
Read MoreMorgan and Roberta check in with a 37-minute Artblog Radio conversation. They share how they’re coping, discuss a new Artblog community project, and talk Philadelphia’s community-based art scene.
Read MoreCo-curators J. Susan Isaacs and Erin Lehman write an essay about their exhibition “All Night Party,” which places contemporary works in conversation with 20th century party dresses, drawing similarities between America’s political climate then and now.
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