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.
My review of Eileen Neff’s Between Us at ICA (now through Dec. 16) is up at artnet. Below is the first paragraph as a little teaser. If you haven’t seen the show, run over quick…or catch it in Dublin in 2009 at the Royal Hibernian Academy. (We’ve written lots about Neff’s great [...]
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By libby | October 24, 2007
Eileen Neff, Anecdote of the Tree, 1999-2000, c print mounted on Cintra, 44 x 64 inches, collection of the Philadelphia Musuem of ArtEileen Neff’s photography-based art does the kind of work that every art photograph needs to do–it asks questions about the nature of reality, the nature of perception and the nature of the art [...]
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This week’s Weekly has my review of the ICA shows Ensemble and Between Us. Below is the copy with some pictures. More photos at flickr.
Bring the Noise“Ensemble” rattles and hums while Eileen Neff’s photos are still as death.
Enter Ensemble at ICA through Mineko Grimmer’s Bamboo Forest 1995/2007, a sonic curtain.
“Ensemble” at the Institute [...]
Let’s start with Thursday:
THURSDAY, SEPT. 6
Eileen Neff, at ICA and Locks Gallery Circle in the Rain, 2007 C-print mounted on aluminum 15 x 28 ½ inches Courtesy of the artist and Locks Gallery, Philadelphia
ICA118 S. 36th St. Philadelphia215.898.7108Opening reception — free and open to the public — Thursday, Sept. 6, 6-8 pm.
We’re going to [...]
Detail of Mark Fox’s explosion of pop culture information and signage
There’s a lot to look at out in the world–golden arches, illuminated Meineke Muffler logos, and the mesmerizing bullseye imagery in the Target commercials. So people who make works on paper have some heavy competing to do, and clearly they realize it, because the Contemporary [...]
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In the Weekly’s Spring Guide issue is my round-up of shows I’m excited about this Spring. It’s not meant to be a comprehensive list, just a smidgen of what’s good out there. Here’s the link to the story and below is the copy with some pictures.
Planet RockIce sheets, volcanoes, crickets, waterfalls and garden motifs make [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged diane burko, felix gonzalea-torres, j.j.l'heureux, joe espisalla, john tallman, john woodin, nadia hironaka, sarah stolfa, stephen andrews, thomas brummett, zoe strauss |
