Kate Brock has a close encounter with Sarah Gamble’s paintings and drawings, works that Brock says are in the lineage of the “spiritual-abstract” of Hilma af Klint and the surrealism of Leonora Carrington. She also brings up the exoticism of Elvis! “I see Gamble’s kaleidoscopic worlds as an effort toward a speculative realm, wherein the spiritual, the creaturely, astronomical, atomic, and Elvis all bump into each other, and new poetry is formed.” Enjoy this great review, and catch the exhibit at Fleisher-Ollman, up until March 12, 2022.
Read MoreArtblog contributor Corey Qureshi delivers a thoughtful and heartfelt review of musician St. Sol’s EP ‘Amphibian’, followed by a short Q&A with the artist themselves where they discuss identity, alchemy, personal transformation, and more!
Read MoreIn this Artblog post, Alex Smith interviews artist and dancer Vichte-Boul Ra. Smith says Ra’s performances are immersive, captivating, and a must see. Catch Vitche-Boul Ra in a performance/film collaboration with Rush Jackson, in “Hotter in July; I just may burn you in August,” Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, 6-9 PM, Icebox Project Space, 1400 N. American St.
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