Tag Archives: adam parker smith

May First Friday frenz-y

It was a cupcake of an evening last Friday.  We dined on cake at Grizzly Grizzly, Bambi and Little Berlin.  Here’s a few people pictures and a little gossip.

Posted in tags a-z | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Unveil at Tiger Strikes Asteroid

When Roberta and I were visiting the January small group show at Tiger Strikes Asteroid (can there be anything but a small group show in that tiny space?), gallery member Nathan Pankratz mentioned to us that the gallery might move to a larger space. That’s welcome news, especially since this small artist-run space continues to [...]

Posted in tags a-z | Also tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

People we love in places we love that are not Philadelphia!

If you’re on the road this summer, or hanging out far and wide, we have some tips here of Philadelphia artists who are all over the place. Italy to Cyprus by way of L.A.

Posted in national, tags a-z | Also tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Bold As Love; Adam Parker Smith’s Broadway Windows in New York

Part of the tension in Adam Parker Smith‘s work has come from the contrast of the scale and seriousness of his installations and the mannekins which populate them; his stuffed figures are soft and almost cuddly in their association with dolls, despite their nudity, frank genetalia and bodily blemishes.

Posted in national | Also tagged , | 2 Comments

Ex-pats on the road

Rah Crawford’s signature image for the Amsterdam AAF. My favorite bit of Philly-on-the-road news is from Rah Crawford. Rah, who is possibly the commercial genius of the Philadelphia art world, created the spotlight image for the Amsterdam Affordable Art Fair! Like most of his paintings, the image is a cross between my old black light [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , | Leave a comment

Look! It’s loads of art in Episode 9

In Episode 9, we find some great stuff in the South Street area. First we stop at Falling Cow Gallery, which was showing lots of cut paper from Adam Parker Smith, Sarah Daub and Leslie Mutchler in its Paper Cuts exhibit which ran until May 12, and then we go to Jinxed, where we see [...]

Posted in look it's libby and roberta | Also tagged , , , | Leave a comment