libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Feb 12, 2012, 12:15 pm
NextFab Studios is a high-tech shop in West Philadelphia that enables architects, industrial designers, and artists to create prototypes or small runs of products. Its staff of twenty includes engineers, designers, electronics specialists, photographers, and others who are available for training and...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Feb 10, 2012, 7:07 am
News Lectures and discussions Temple Gallery is offering a lecture with Philadelphia resident and Creative Time curator Nato Thompson on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:00 PM. Thompson will speak about his latest book Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the Age of Cultural Production. We at artblog would lov...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Feb 9, 2012, 7:07 pm
THE WHITNEY Biennial in New York claims to take the pulse of the country’s art scene every two years, but the mother of all American art exhibits rarely digs deeper than New York or Los Angeles. For the radical “People’s Biennial” now at Haverford College, curators looked elsewhere. The exh...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Feb 9, 2012, 6:45 am
Leslie Friedman’s ultra-Pop installation Tasty, at Napoleon, the micro gallery in the 319 N. 11th St. building, is fizzy with the delight of well-designed space and stealth content that improves with time. Leslie Friedman, Tasty installation detail Friedman has hit a feminist note in her install...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Feb 8, 2012, 7:04 am
“What the hell?” sums up Zoe Strauss’s rationale for choosing one of three paintings from the archives of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to hang in her temporary office at the museum. This could easily also be the reaction of unsuspecting passers by to one of Strauss’s billboard photos. Coun...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Feb 7, 2012, 7:57 am
The 103 minutes of Pina rush by quickly, even for a non-dance aficionado. It’s not just the 3D effects in Wim Wenders’ tribute to the late dancer/choreographer Pina Bausch, although there are a couple 3D wows. What is captivating is the love. Love of the dancers for their late artistic director ...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Feb 6, 2012, 6:39 am
Erin M. Riley’s conceptual narratives seem easy to understand. But the moral tales have a way of posing thorny questions that linger in the mind. Her work is in a Space 1026 fiber exhibit of work by five artists in March 2012, part of Fiber Philadelphia, and she had a prestigious Fleisher Challeng...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Feb 5, 2012, 8:07 pm
The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts  (PAFA) is celebrating one of its most illustrious alumni with Henry Ossawa Tanner; Modern Spirit (through April 15, 2012) and it is greatly to be welcomed. While Tanner is well represented in PAFA’s collection and that of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA,...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Feb 3, 2012, 8:50 am
News Jason Lazarus will take your unwanted photos Do you have photos that are too painful to keep around? If so, Chicago-based artist Jason Lazarus will take them.  He’s collecting unwanted photos for an art installation. There’s no need to provide the background for the photos, and if you fee...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Feb 2, 2012, 7:09 am
[I juried the new media exhibit at Murray State University Art Gallery, up now until Feb. 12. This is the foreword I wrote for the catalog.] What is new media art? It’s almost easier to say what isn’t: traditional painting, sculpture printmaking, photography — emphasis on tradition. New media...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Feb 1, 2012, 10:24 am
Everybody knows February can be a bleak time of the year, when we’re all tired of winter and ready for the warmer spring weather. But that’s just all the more reason to get out and experience some of the wonderful events that Philadelphia has in store for you! Please check out our February Our...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Feb 1, 2012, 8:41 am
My first outing to AUX, the newish performance space at Vox Populi Gallery, last week was an extraordinary mix of pain and transcendence. The event, Rhythms of Time Sharing (RoTS), showcased several communications-technology-based performances, including work from artists based here, in the nation a...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 31, 2012, 8:22 am
Artblog Art Safari tickets are going fast–only six seats remain on the June 1 tour. The other three safaris are sold out. But the good news is we’ve got a special guest coming along on that June 1 tour, Philadelphia Chief Cultural Officer Gary Steuer. Here’s his blog. To reserve your seat, ...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 31, 2012, 7:12 am
People have said to us they like the flow of the new artblog.  We like it too! Here are some of the great, useful new features of our new redesign in a tick list to help you go with the flow so to speak: News posts always at the top left of the front page–We’ve been bringing you news tidbits o...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 30, 2012, 9:00 am
In early December Tim Belknap set up a small, pretend space station inside Temple Gallery that was an almost-convincing replica of the real thing. He called the set piece Destiny Module, a reference to the US Space Station’s Science Lab.  Destiny Module was part of Belknap’s project to beam him...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 30, 2012, 7:40 am
[This post was scheduled to go up yesterday but couldn't because of our hosting outage. Hope you got to see the show-yesterday was its last day.] The four featured artists at Vox Populi this month present four discrete bodies of work in each of Vox’s four gallery spaces. If there is a commonality ...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 30, 2012, 7:13 am
Dear all, if you visited us yesterday you know we were not around.  Our hosting service had a big crash that took 18 hours to fix.  But hooray, they fixed it and we are back.  It was a very frustrating day but onward!
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 27, 2012, 7:16 am
News FiberPhiladelphia gets underway March is fast approaching, and so are a number of events as part of FiberPhiladelphia, the annual Philadelphia textile and fiber arts festival. In fact, Mayor Nutter will kick off the March 2 ceremony at Moore College of Art and Design by proclaiming March 2012...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 25, 2012, 11:10 am
Hey, check out our new pages of great content, now in a fantastic streamlined form.  Our tech guru, Samantha Slade, and her design partner Angela Miles, of Two Scarves did a fantastic job with the design.  And we are looking for your feedback.  See anything that’s wobbly, or a link that’s bro...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 24, 2012, 11:54 am
Dear readers, we are excited to announce we’ve done a redesign and are going to debut it very soon!  The artblog will continue to serve up great content by our wonderful team.  And soon the content will be packaged in a cool, new format.  We will be transitioning the blog to the new design toda...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 24, 2012, 11:22 am
The gigantic first floor space at Locks Gallery is occupied this month by the massive, multi-channel video installation 1967 by Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib. The collaborative project by the husband and wife team uses appropriated footage from cinema and protest videos to raise questions about po...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 24, 2012, 11:11 am
Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other opened at the New Museum, New York in June, 2010 and I caught up with it at its final stop, the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA, on through January 29, 2012). Organized by the two museums, the exhibition was also seen in in St. Louis, Scottsdale and Miami...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 23, 2012, 2:34 pm
For the Daily News article on the Philadelphia photography community I talked with a number of artists and others in that community. Here’s the first of several interviews I’ll put up in the next week or so. Others coming up are Martin McNamara, Stephen Perloff, Grisha Enikolopov, Al Wachlin, Jr...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 23, 2012, 8:32 am
In early December Tim Belknap set up a small, brightly-lit open-walled cube inside Temple Gallery that was an almost-convincing replica of a space capsule. The cube, no longer there, was called the Destiny Module, a reference to the US Space Station’s Science Lab, and was part of Belknap’s proj...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 23, 2012, 7:20 am
It is difficult to commute on the Tube everyday without seeing some mention of the upcoming 2012 Olympics. In light of this increased global attention and the spirit of the world’s nations coming together, I’d like to consider this year’s museum offerings and the subsequent pressure to represe...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 22, 2012, 8:24 am
Bambi Gallery closed its doors last spring, but its four person show, Lovely Things, popped up this month at Projects Gallery (through January 28). The show’s artists, Matthew Osborn, Stacy Lee Webber, Bonnie Brenda Scott, and Jim Garvey, have disparate practices, from drawing to installation to f...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 20, 2012, 7:49 am
News In the Media Iain Ball‘s show Pangea: Rare Earth Sculptures at Extra Extra is featured in this month’s issue of Art Papers. Joe Girandola‘s duct tape paintings look great in a Stylelist.com article. Zoe Strauss‘s photo-billboards appear in an editorial in the Philadelphia Daily News th...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 19, 2012, 8:33 am
Billboards, dances, office hours, Megawords installation, the artist’s own blog–these may seem like the sideshow for Zoe Strauss’ photography exhibit, 10 Years, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. But we think the events are an integral part of the art itself. After all, Strauss conceived of...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 18, 2012, 6:44 am
No surprise that the show “Five Acts: Chronicles of Dissent” is mostly an audio/video show. With their roots in radio, tv and film, documentary-type media like audio and video (and photography and first person accounts, too) are the best way to chronicle humans acting out their anger and defian...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 17, 2012, 1:32 pm
Stephen Perloff is plugged in to Philadelphia’s photo world via his esteemed quarterly publication, The Photo Review. A self-taught photographer with a graduate degree in history, he made himself invaluable to photographers and photo lovers, covering all aspects of photography in his journal and t...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 17, 2012, 8:00 am
by Dennis D’Alesandro The aroma of cake wafts through the gallery at Space 1026 this month. New member of Vox Populi, Jay Hardman, gets his first one man show, Unsustainable, showcasing his love affair with buildings and building materials, while attempting to comment on the relationship betwee...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 16, 2012, 12:02 pm
... you’d like to know–Strauss said she used an ordinary little point-and-shoot for some of the earlier digital images in the under-I-95 project. Picture them projected on the wall in the 2006 Whitney Biennial! Click “read more” below for the full podcast and YouTube audio slideshow. Zoe ...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 16, 2012, 1:06 am
Joshua Mosley’s animations are often of anti-heroes puzzling out the challenges of what it means to be human and to think. Charming and challenging all at once, his videos were shown at the 2007 Venice Biennale and in museums around the world. Here in Philadelphia he has shown at the ICA and the P...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 15, 2012, 9:18 am
Ten people can barely fit into Grizzly Grizzly under the best of circumstances. But this month, the space is seriously reduced by an installation of hanging scrolls forming a stagey backdrop with wings. Anna Neighbor (left) moderates discussion with artists Matt Giel (center) and Alanna Lawley (rig...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 13, 2012, 6:34 am
News Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia names 55 finalists The Knight Foundation released the names of 55 finalists for its Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia 2012. Finalists include artists, musicians, collectives, and community groups in the region. Winners are to be announced in the Spring. Vis...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 12, 2012, 10:30 pm
I took a little ramble around the galleries of 319 N. 11th St. last Saturday. It was quiet and I almost had the place to myself. Dualities at Grizzly Grizzly Matt Giel and Alanna Lawley, Duett, at Grizzly Grizzly. Installation shot Matt Giel and Alanna Lawley’s installation at Grizzly Grizzly...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Jan 11, 2012, 9:36 am
... an overnight in New York–it elevates the one-day marathon ... of happenstance and powerlessness. Even the Pope takes a licking and ... on ticking in Cattelan’s world. John F. Kennedy, in his ... and completely individual. They are the snapshots of their day–opportunities ... lost in ...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Dec 15, 2011, 6:45 am
... video installation in its American debut! The installation –a new purchase by ... him for 8 years. Kira Perov (center) and Bill Viola (right) speaking ... we were all put on this earth to inspire each other,” Viola ... of influences, not to mention Sufi poetry of the 17th century. He ...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Dec 14, 2011, 6:30 am
by Dennis D’Alesandro Itʼs always nice to walk into a minimal, simply curated show. I hate walking into a show that looks jumbled with too many pieces, or pieces that are too big for the space, etc…Grizzly Grizzlyʼs current show, Southern Cross, is a great example of how to curate a well bala...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Dec 13, 2011, 12:49 am
Societal breakdown is in the air at this season’s Wind Challenge 2 at Fleisher Art Memorial.  The three artists–Erin Riley, Anita Allyn and Laura Ledbetter–take very different approaches in the newest iteration of this revered series of juried art shows, dating back to 1978. Erin Riley, Pass...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Dec 12, 2011, 5:54 pm
Francis Cape‘s 20 spare poplar benches at Arcadia University Art Gallery imply people sitting together purposely (if not comfortably) maybe in church or while eating a meal in a dining hall. Cape’s benches, all hand-made by the artist in the last two years, are replicas of seating used by the Sh...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Dec 12, 2011, 11:02 am
You guys rock! We’ve hit our Kickstarter goal and then some. How can we thank you? Let us count the ways with premiums.   Matthew Rose's award-winning sheet of stamp art is one of our great premiums. The Kickstarter premiums are still on the table. And we’re collecting donations there until...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Dec 12, 2011, 12:21 am
Clashes of contemporary values and tastes permeate the familiar and the imagined in Jennifer Levonian‘s hand-painted stop-action animations. Fuming SUVs belch noxious smoke in a Whole Foods-ish parking lot as inside a naked woman practices yoga among the pumpkins. The engaging clarity of her water...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Dec 10, 2011, 11:31 pm
Christopher Davison usually works small. His drawings and prints are dark, fairy tale dreamscapes that involve enormous numbers of details made with a wide variety of mostly tiny marks. But when the opportunity arose to create a wall-scale piece — a mural, in fact, on a gallery wall — Davison t...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Dec 9, 2011, 7:56 am
News A very Krampus Christmas We heard about Krampuslauf from Amber Dorko Stopper and also on WHYY. Who is Krampus? Why is he having a Christmas parade? Well, Krampus represents the opposite of Jolly Old St. Nick. He’s a Christmas devil that punishes naughty children during the holidays. It’s ...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Dec 8, 2011, 10:31 am
I decided to take it easy at the fairs this year, assuming that, as with large conferences, I’d certainly discover interesting work but was unlikely to predict ahead of time just where I’d find it. One obvious new feature of Art Basel/Miami Beach this year was the prominence of furniture. Some o...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Dec 7, 2011, 6:26 am
Over the last year, Main Line Art Center has been toiling away on its excellent project C3: Create. Connect. Collect. Through a series of art salons, they brought together a group of artists and a group of collectors with the idea of fostering the commissioning of new work. As we like to say at art...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Nov 2, 2011, 6:41 am
The first Wind Challenge of this season began with a bang at Fleisher Art Memorial. Jenny Thwing’s installation “Buried but Breathing” was the most unexpected and original work offered by the three artists–the other two who exhibited are Alana Bograd and Sarah Steinwachs. Woodshop, 4-minute...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Nov 1, 2011, 8:43 am
The clearest possible introduction to the thinking behind new typefaces is part of a larger exhibition, Standard Deviations: Types and Families in Contemporary Design, at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (through January 30, 2012), but the typography section works perfectly well on its own. Featur...
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libby and roberta r. posted an article on ArtBlog - Oct 31, 2011, 5:59 am
Hannah Price is the youngest artist included in the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s exhibit of local artists, Here and Now. Now 25, Price graduated in 2009 with a BFA in photography from Rochester Institute of Technology.  She’s had remarkable success for such a young artist.  In addition to the ...
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