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CSchwartz

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    By most accounts, the Kensington area of North Philadelphia is a tumultuous one, and there are plenty of depictions and descriptions on display this month at Little Berlin to back up this claim. This Knight Arts grantee is currently host to stories and artifacts of a diverse and sometimes dangerous neighborhood courtesy of the Philadelphia […]

    Article · April 15, 2014 by

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    Just what we all needed after the most brutal of winters: a “Morale Booster.” New Boon(e), an artist run studio/exhibition space on the fringes of Old City, is providing just that for their April First Friday show. Their pick-me-up is an exhibition curated by Zac Beaver and Lina Elisa Northrup Pearson that encompasses the media […]

    Article · April 10, 2014 by

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    Inside the repurposed, post-industrial behemoth of the FringeArts headquarters this past Friday, April 4, one would perhaps not easily make the connections to the legendary Buckminster Fuller and his elegant, geodesic domes. Director Sam Green, however, has more than enough associations and anecdotes to offer with his screening of “The Love Song of R. Buckminster […]

    Article · April 8, 2014 by

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    Even if you happened to catch the dizzying preview to this year’s Cinedelphia Film Festival at PhilaMOCA on April Fool’s Day, you still may not know what the city is in store for this month, or at least you may not be able to put it into words. The hour-and-change long teaser sped by with […]

    Article · April 3, 2014 by

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    As part of the Henry Box Brown Festival, the Brothers’ Network will be hosting a conversation and tour exploring the work of Yinka Shonibare, currently on display at The Barnes Foundation. This Knight Arts grantee seeks to open up a dialogue about race, culture, gender and class through a festival that celebrates the artistic and […]

    Article · April 1, 2014 by

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    A book, a pair of art shows, an uncannily familiar psuedonym, a car and more than a little number crunching are causing quite a stir at Crane Arts and beyond for the sweeping project “Infinity is the Enemy” by artist/author t. Rutt. Armed with a Dadaist sensibility, a background in finance and more than a […]

    Article · March 27, 2014 by

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    In director Garth Johnson’s own words, although the “Clay Studio National” exhibit does include some more earthy works, “the show as a whole is a little bit pink, fluffy, goopy, colorful and funny.” As a show representing the Clay Studio’s 40th anniversary, the glut of challenging, funky and conceptual content in a predominantly ceramic-based medium provides […]

    Article · March 25, 2014 by

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    Keith Crowley at Tiger Strikes Asteroid provides a step into a hazy world that breathes uneasily between the snap of a shutter and the stroke of a brush. For his show “Unseen,” Crowley provides a mere five paintings, which prove to open themselves up to the viewer with seemingly endless depth. Indeed, as the viewer […]

    Article · March 18, 2014 by

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    Chunky bubble letters reading “ginuwine” — in quoation marks — offer the best overall synopsis of the “Art ‘N’ Skate Zone” at Space 1026. The paint looks lifted straight from a box car or a rusty bridge abutment, and the curved surface it’s on might make a great ramp if it weren’t hugging the wall […]

    Article · March 13, 2014 by

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    Although most of Napoleon is centered on a single installation this March, the breadth and depth of Alexis Nutini’s show “Chrysalis” is quite staggering, both visually and functionally. One side of the gallery provides a home for the immersive installation “Corner,” while the opposing wall possesses merely a single print. Alexis Nutini, “Corner.” There is […]

    Article · March 11, 2014 by

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    Photography, drawing and landscape representation take a turn for the abstract at Grizzly Grizzly through March. Victoria Burge and Millee Tibbs present the two-person show, “Extending in Both Directions,” with the subtle yet confident works that either distort our view of nature or slyly connect the dots of our subconscious to evoke form from thin […]

    Article · March 6, 2014 by