Tom Ridge, the former Pennsylvania Governor turned first United States Secretary of Homeland Security, is brought back into public consciousness at Vox Populi with Gary Sczerbaniewicz’s interactive installation, which bears his name. Although the Knight Arts grantee has a plethora of other great pieces on view this May, it is the sheer scale and detail […]
Article · May 22, 2014 by CSchwartz
Broad Street’s Gershman Y is the center of Philadelphia’s freshest manifestation of printmaking as it opens its halls to “Making Our Mark: Philadelphia Printmakers,” hosted by the brand new collective Star Wheel Printers. This group started by Elaine M. Erne, Nicole Patrice Dul and Hanna Aufschauer seeks to recognize the potent body of printmakers already […]
Article · May 20, 2014 by CSchwartz
At The Clay Studio in Old City, 2014 is a big year since it marks the institution’s 40th anniversary. This Knight Arts grantee has been providing a venue for the creation and exhibition of ceramic arts in the historic section of downtown Philadelphia. They just finished up a 40-hour-long celebration entitled “Fired Up at Forty,” […]
Article · May 15, 2014 by CSchwartz
Both delicate and deceptive, the pieces hanging at the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym (PSG) right now provide a body of work without the body; garments discarded and displayed for all to see. The work of Daisy Quezada is on view for the month of May in her solo show “Un Silencio,” whose boundaries are rigid despite […]
Article · May 13, 2014 by CSchwartz
The journey and the destination are one in the same at Practice Gallery with an interactive project by the Institute for New Feeling (IfNf). Here, the gallery becomes a vehicle for renewal as much as for movement, contemplation, and interpersonal connection. Nina Sarnelle brings her “Walk Together” concept to Practice in order to bring people […]
Article · May 8, 2014 by CSchwartz
Neckties are as much a garment as they are a symbol. These less-than-pragmatic scarves wind around the neck of the wearer to signify gender (or potentially its upending), class and high fashion all tied into one. At Napoleon, artist Kris Strawser examines the social role of the tie, the medium of drawing, and the color […]
Article · May 6, 2014 by CSchwartz
Travelers to and from Philadelphia by train are about to come face to face with an entirely new experience courtesy of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, a Knight Arts grantee. Starting just this week, seven huge stretches of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor are being transformed into a bright installation by Berlin-based artist Katharina Grosse. […]
Article · May 1, 2014 by CSchwartz
Upon entering the Rare Book Department at the Free Library of Philadelphia, it is easy to find oneself transported. Surely, being surrounded by cuneiform tablets, ancient Bibles, and all manner of seminal literary works is enough to remind each of us that we are standing on the shoulders of giants, but if a reminder was […]
Article · April 29, 2014 by CSchwartz
The AIGA Space in Old City seems strangely devoid of art this month, but that is not due to a lack of content. April serves as AIGA’s month to step outside of the cube of white walls and explore a slightly different method: an almost entirely digital, web-based show entitled “Animate!” Clearly the focus of […]
Article · April 24, 2014 by CSchwartz
With a smattering of printmaking, painting and installations, Fleisher Art Memorial is in the midst of their third Wind Challenge event of the past year. Each Wind Challenge event by this Knight Arts grantee highlights three emerging artists, this year from a pool of 239 applicants, with the goal of advancing their careers and exposure […]
Article · April 22, 2014 by CSchwartz
A series of monograph prints provide layers of allusion and outlined images in the show “Grafting Ammunition” by artist Jillian Sokso at the Painted Bride Art Center. The work, created along with Kevin Shook in 2013, is presented by InLiquid in the Café Gallery as an examination of how opposing viewpoints are constructed in society. […]
Article · April 17, 2014 by CSchwartz