Upon entering the halls of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), it’s hard to deny the surprising contrast of the images on view during the “KAWS @ PAFA” show currently on display through January 5. Side by side with historic works of sculpture and oil painting, the pop-culture heavy, brightly colored pieces by […]
Article · December 3, 2013 by CSchwartz
Michael Konrad, “Support Foundation.” Among the artists and curators contributing to the Knight Arts grantee creative exchange Citywide, two groups take the idea of process and run with it. The trade-off between Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art and Grizzly Grizzly attempts to connect artists whose main connecting factor is not necessarily their making, but their curating. […]
Article · November 26, 2013 by CSchwartz
A solitary confinement replica in the center of the Ice Box. Crane Arts is in the midst of a vast exhibition organized by InLiquid that explores and ignites discussion about the challenging and often overlooked world of juvenile detention and youth incarceration. “Juvenile In Justice” comprises work by three artists: Richard Ross, Roberto Lugo and Mat Tomezsko, which […]
Article · November 21, 2013 by CSchwartz
One of the smallest galleries in Philadelphia – Napoleon – has teamed up with one of the largest work spaces – the Traction Company – for Citywide Philly, a Knight Arts grantee, to present a pair of exhibits that bridge the two wildly different spaces with a pairing of objects and replicas. While Napoleon’s two-person […]
Article · November 19, 2013 by CSchwartz
In case you haven’t heard the word on Citywide Philly, November is high time to submerge and steep yourself in the collective minds of the Philadelphia artistic community through this month-long collaborative creative event, which also happens to be a Knight Arts grantee. Finding a starting point for Citywide, however, is perhaps easier said than […]
Article · November 14, 2013 by CSchwartz
Over the weekend, the Painted Bride Art Center hosted a rare retrospective of the Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers (KYL/D) as they set out to mark the five year anniversary of their relocation from New York to Philadelphia. In a relatively short span, this group of brilliantly gifted movers and makers created a home in the Philadelphia region, […]
Article · November 12, 2013 by CSchwartz
Philadelphia’s membership-based sculptural resource, Knight Arts grantee and overall three-dimensional artistic gem, the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym (PSG) opened up on First Friday in November with their latest show, which focuses on the process of wood. The exhibit, curated by PSG Gallery Director Steven Earl Weber, includes work by Carrie Mae Smith, Kevin Bielicki, Dan Ostrov, J. […]
Article · November 7, 2013 by CSchwartz
The Galleries at Moore have a knack for hosting some extremely noteworthy shows in their multiple ample gallery spaces located on the first floor of the school’s Center City campus. Their current tri-annual faculty exhibition, “Liminal Sites,” is no exception. With work by a dozen artists, “Liminal States” explores the creations of current Moore teaching […]
Article · November 5, 2013 by CSchwartz
This Friday and Saturday, November 1 and 2, the Asian Arts Initiative of Chinatown North will be hosting Beijing-born, Philadelphia-based sculptor and puppeteer Hua Hua Zhang. Asian Arts Initiative, a Knight Arts grantee, will present the opening of “Dream Journeys,” a solo exhibition of new works by Hua Hua, on Friday evening at 6 p.m. […]
Article · October 31, 2013 by CSchwartz
Once again, Le Meridien Hotel in the heart of Center City Philadelphia has opened its lobby to curator Gaby Heit and a collection of local artists. Allan Espiritu, Sara McCorriston, Michele Tremblay, Dolores Poacelli, Lyn Godley, Chris Landau and Arden Bendler Browning all present works in the show from the design heavy flowers of Tremblay, […]
Article · October 29, 2013 by CSchwartz
At Grizzly Grizzly, two worlds collide for a solo exhibition by San Francisco artist Margo Wolowiec. At this Knight Arts grantee, threads of the fabric and digital variety abound in a show that traces the maddeningly complicated streams of consciousness that twist and turn around every corner of the internet. Instead of text and other […]
Article · October 24, 2013 by CSchwartz