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Joe Leroux and Stacey Lee Webber live in Port Richmond, where they also have a studio nearby. They both have MFA’s from the University of Wisconsin, and while they are both sculptors. Joe’s work combines performance, photography and sculpture, in which the artist is the featured figure – kind of like Matthew Barney, only without all the makeup. Stacey’s a metalsmith and makes use of found coins and paper money which she transforms into new objects including a complete step ladder out of pennies. They both teach at local art schools and they’ve both had success showing work nationally but they’d like to stay in Philadelphia and envision a future where their friends move here and they all rent studios in the same building with lots of opportunity for social and art interaction. Stacey will be in the “40 under 40: Craft Futures” exhibit at the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery next year. Below is a 38-second sample from our interview. On the jump page is the full 14-minute interview along with (NEW!) a slide show of images.
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