Breadboard‘s Esther Klein Gallery (EKG) in University City is thinking big by getting small. The worlds of the microscopic are the subject of the show “Cellular/Molecular,” curated by Gaby Heit, which just opened to the public on April 16. This exhibit also coincides with the 3d annual Philadelphia Science Festival, which takes places from April [...]
In Philadelphia, Practice, the art space that opened not so long ago in 2012, focuses on performance, participation, and experimentation. Their current exhibit is entitled “Taken” and aims to analyze the processes which revolve around appropriation. Whether you call them rip-offs, artistic license, or anything else, in the 21st century, few themes are as relevant [...]
Space 1026 is brimming with colorful characters and snippets of contemporary lifestyles in the show “Nothing Is Rather Do” by artists Keith Warren Greiman and Martha Rich. The two artists share a similar palette but diverge slightly in their themes, with Rich focusing somewhat more on language, while Greiman’s emphasis is entirely on wordless scenes. [...]
As is to be expected from a show whose emphasis is on assortment, the Knight Arts grantee Philadelphia Sculpture Gym‘s (PSG) current process show tackling the multifarious beast that is “Mixed Media” dabbles in everything from photography and trash to cast metal, wood and fabric. There is also still time to lock in your PSG [...]
In Center City, James Oliver Gallery (JOG) has just opened a solo show entitled “Colossal The Small,” which highlights the work of Yis Goodwin, also known by his moniker NoseGo. This talented graffiti-style artist includes dozens of small, framed paintings in the JOG show as well as googly-eyed terrariums – quite the deviation from his [...]
In the Archive Space in the Crane Arts Building, Kevin McWilliams examines a slice of Philadelphia life by taking a closer look at the appearances and personalities of his friends. While family and coworkers are generally people we can’t choose to be associated with, our close friends have a tendency to define us more clearly [...]
Olivia Robinson has taken over the Grizzly Grizzly collective through the month of March for her solo show “Concatenation.” The white-walled space of the Grizzly gallery is subsequently transformed into an immersive installation in which Robinson, as the show’s name implies, pieces together a singular experience from a number of divergent elements. Really, there are [...]
The internationally active and conceptually provocative Philadelphia-based Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers (KYL/D) graced Drexel University’s Mandell Theater on March 22 and 23 with their spring appearance. Those in attendance were fortunate enough to witness not only the world premiere of “One – Immortal Game” but also a return of the 2011 “Mandala Project,” which served as a [...]
Once again, Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art on the fringes of North Philly highlights quality local art in the solo exhibition “Can I Live To My Last Day” by Daniel Petraitis. Here, Petraitis who works in both sculptural and photographic mediums for this show, examines the symbols of life in culturally and visually saturated urban areas [...]
Tiger Strikes Asteroid (TSA) is in the midst of a dialogue with their newest manifestation – a second gallery located in Bushwick, Brooklyn. TSA NY, as it has become known, was started after founding member Alex Paik made a move to New York, but continued corresponding with the original Philadelphia TSA space. Throughout March, the [...]
