The first Live Review Panel convened by Artblog and The St. Claire (in partnership with The Print Center) assembled smart, articulate panelists, excellent music makers, and an audience of passionate artists and art lovers. What a great night! The panel talk was audio recorded and will be available in the future. Until then, here are my notes from the evening.
Read MoreJoin us at one (or more) of our October programs — we have writing workshops, a review panel and a public reading, many organized with our friends at the St. Claire. Something for everyone! Find your happiness in this list and come out!
Read MoreI am caught in a perfect storm of tourists, students and everyone else that washes up on the steps of the Philadelphia convention center. Whether they are looking for the entrance to the parking garage next door, change for parking meters, a public restroom or an art museum, I am the person they talk to when they walk through that door.
Read MoreMaybe I’m on a trip highlighted in the New York Times Travel section, or detailed in Travel and Leisure magazine. No, I’m in the office of a dentist who went on an amazing trip, and then hired a designer from Dwell to install her vacation photos in the waiting room. I would not be friends with this dentist.
Read MoreMike is an illustrator and visual journalist who lives with his wife in Philadelphia, PA. His work focuses on real people and all of the fantastically absurd things of which they’re capable. His portfolio can be seen at alrightmike.com.
Read MoreDe Chirico is a disappointment like it is every time in person. The hopes are always heightened by how the works look on a screen. “He was aware of the internet”-as opposed to Corot, who made a little painting of a very “chill” looking shepherd standing under a tree. We agree upon seeing that painting that Corot didn’t think about the internet at all.
Read MoreAcross the room you can see the contour of a body that you find particularly attractive. The noisy bass slowly fades as you slowly push the pulsating bodies out of your periphery, slowly honing in on this foggy phantasm.
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