Author Archives: libby

Taking a better Giorni: Bruce Nauman at the PMA

By libby | March 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

Bruce Nauman’s Days and Giorni, although similar, are speak quite different languages and messages as installed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Clay shows begin–Ai Weiwei at Arcadia; bodies at the Mutter

By libby | March 14, 2010 | 0 Comments

Just when you thought that you were finally making headway through the riches of the Philagrafika shows, 90 clay shows and events are starting to open all around town. The multiple shows are in conjunction with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference in Philadelphia from March 21 to April 3. [...]

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Two links worth your while

By libby | March 11, 2010 | 1 Comment

Print subscriptions
Andrew Jeffrey Wright’s print subscription business is laid out in A.D. Amorosi’s story today in the Inky on an artist finding an alternative way to sell. Turns out it has historical precedentsl. Worth reading down to the final quote for Wright’s mordant wit. (For more on prints and making money, Andrea had something about [...]

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Fiber at Snyderman

By libby | March 9, 2010 | 5 Comments

If you’re still thinking there’s a big divide between art and crafts, the 7th International Fiber Biennial will set you straight. Much of the work reflects social and artistic concerns and all of it is beautifully made. The exhibit, at Snyderman Gallery, features fiber art from 61 artists, who come from as far away as [...]

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Isolated Fictions at FLUXspace–our collective memory

By libby | March 2, 2010 | 1 Comment

You have a few days left to get to Isolated Fictions, an evocative exhibit at FLUXspace of work related to the publication of The North Georgia Gazette, a beautiful reprint of an 1821 shipboard journal, by Chicago’s Green Lantern Press.

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Pre-order your book today

By libby | February 28, 2010 | 2 Comments

Well, that’s not really a command, but in the wild world of publishing and the internet, Murray’s new book is now listed at Amazon. The book, Tasting Freedom: Octavius Catto and the Battle for Equality in Civil War America, by Murray Dubin and Dan Biddle, doesn’t come out until September. But you can pre-order [...]

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Words of wisdom from Annette Monnier

By libby | | 8 Comments

At One Review A Month, blogger Annette Monnier usually has something pretty smart and interesting to say. Here’s an excerpt from her latest post:
I am reminded of being a young artist and saying something to a friend about this or that person “selling out” to which my wiser friend replied “you can’t tell [...]

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Shiny penny no more–Whitney Biennial takes on the new America

By libby | February 26, 2010 | 0 Comments

Quiet, a little sad, introspective, and not a lot of beauty. Those are how I’d sum up this year’s Whitney Biennial, now celebrating its 75th edition. After the ebullient excess of 2008, in which more than 80 artists exploded beyond the bounds of the museum, taking up residence in the nearby armory, and pock marking [...]

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Big bang, small bang at Gallery Joe

By libby | February 25, 2010 | 6 Comments

The big shock in Gallery Joe’s current show is what has happened to the space. The usual Joe m.o. is to hang the work in calmest presentation possible, neatly arrayed around the small gallery’s spaces.

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Mourning: Osorio and Munoz at PAFA and PMA

By libby | February 21, 2010 | 1 Comment

Maybe because Murray’s mother died a month ago (see his Op Ed in today’s Inquirer), two works in the big Philagrafika 2010 exhibit have been gnawing about me.
Pepon Osorio at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has printed a blow-up of an X-ray image of his mother’s skull atop a thick, black bed of confetti, [...]

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