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    Homunculus Inc. – the Philadelphia-based theater company – is currently participating in the Philly Fringe Festival (a Knight Arts grantee) with its brand new translation and adaptation of August Strindberg’s classic chamber play “Ghost Sonata.” The haunting play will aptly take place at the Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art (PhilaMOCA) through September 16. “Ghost Sonata” flier. […]

    Article · September 11, 2012 by

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    Kate Perkins took over the Project Space at the Crane Arts Building along with the curARTorial LAB to show a series of her latest works entitled “Girls On Film.” The exhibit is a colorful and culturally inquisitive look at the differences between still and moving-image media, as well as femininity in the age of the […]

    Article · September 6, 2012 by

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    Today, Chinatown’s Asian Arts Initiative opens its show “Into the Picture: Images of Asian Pacific America” by Corky Lee. From now through October 5, visitors to the 12th and Vine Asian Arts Initiative can view photographs by Lee, which powerfully illustrate the evolution and spread of Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the United States. […]

    Article · September 4, 2012 by

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    In the Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design, two women are being recognized for this year’s Visionary Woman Awards: Victoria Hagan and Ellen Lupton. Now in its tenth year, the recognition of the Visionary Woman Awards has become a widely known honor for women who have made significant contributions to art and design. Started in […]

    Article · August 30, 2012 by

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    On September 20th, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will come alive with more than just the bright colors of autumn. Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer will transform a stretch of Philadelphia’s famous cultural promenade with 24 of the brightest searchlights in the world for an interactive public art project called “Open Air.” Commissioned by the Association for […]

    Article · August 28, 2012 by

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    Ryan Parker is displaying a number of prints at Space 1026 for his show “Finder,” which is nothing short of a-maze-ing. Contrived puns aside, the black-and-white structures Parker creates are both eerie and inviting in a way that only the puzzle of a labyrinth or ancient structure can be. Ryan Parker, “Loc 2.” Most of […]

    Article · August 23, 2012 by

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    Napoleon is “Pleased to Meet You” in August with a show by its three newest members: Matt Ziemke, Alexis Nutini and Christina P. Day. The artists all have quite divergent processes, and yet the objects they create alternate in the gallery for a visually stimulating introduction to three fresh, new faces to the Napoleon community. […]

    Article · August 21, 2012 by

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    At the Crane Arts Building, the small exhibition area called the Archive Space is currently displaying collaged glass paintings and silkscreen prints by artist Paul Kerin. Easily the smallest alcove of the Crane Building, the Archive Space is more or less an extension of the hallway, providing a modest showroom that rotates monthly. But just […]

    Article · August 16, 2012 by

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    If something seems a bit different than usual at the Tiger Strikes Asteroid collective right now, it’s because they’ve shifted gears for this month’s exhibit “On Loan.” The show’s title is, of course, a reference to the ubiquitous museum phrase that denotes a work of art or artifact that has been loaned to an institution for a […]

    Article · August 14, 2012 by

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    New Jersey pays a visit to Philadelphia by way of the Dalet Gallery in Old City. Currently on exhibit is the show “Made in Princeton,” co-curated by Kate Somers and Irena Gobernik, which presents two artist groups that reside in Princeton, New Jersey: the Princeton Artists Alliance and the Princeton Photography Club. The show itself ranges […]

    Article · August 9, 2012 by

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    In the heart of Kensington stands a five-story former paper mill turned arts building named the Papermill Community of Artists. When it was purchased three years ago by Director Karyn Vetter, the building was in some degree of disrepair, its former napkin- and tablecloth-producing facilities full of garbage and debris, and lacking utilities. Since then, the […]

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