November 1, 2017 by Matthew Rose

Susan Gardner’s Mosaic House in Brooklyn

This summer Matthew Rose while visiting friends in Brooklyn came upon the artist Susan Gardner who was walking around the front of her 1860 townhouse. Seeing the façade curiously encrusted with a jewel-like mosaic made of bits crockery, jewelry, toys and other materials, Matthew struck up a conversation with the artist about her “Mosaic House, a work of art now more than 15 years in the making.

October 30, 2017 by Beth Heinly

The 3:00 Book

October 27, 2017 by Ilana Napoli

The Politics of Cartooning for the New Yorker

Artblog contributor, Ilana Napoli, writes about the onstage dialogue she saw in October between political cartoonist Barry Blitt and New Yorker’s legendary art director Françoise Mouly as part of the 2017 New Yorker Festival. The two have worked together since 1994, and there was quite an oeuvre of Blitt’s covers to show. Ilana highlights some of the topics that Blitt and Mouly discuss such as art, politics, and the decision-making for cover art.

October 24, 2017 by Beth Heinly

The 3:00 Book

October 18, 2017 by Matthew Rose

Léo and His Labyrinth

October 16, 2017 by Beth Heinly

The 3:00 Book

October 15, 2017 by Roberta

Obsessed with collecting and making – Henry Chapman Mercer built a concrete Gothic castle in Doylestown and covered it with tiles made in his Mercer tile works

Over the summer, Roberta and her husband, Steve, and their friends, Chuck and Iris, visited the marvel of construction and decor, Fonthill, in Doylestown, PA. Her report — and Chuck’s pictures — highlight the concrete castle’s details and its maker’s obsession with creating both a home to live in and a showpiece for his tile-making enterprise. Sometimes, Roberta says, the best trips are hiding in plain sight in your own backyard.

October 11, 2017 by Esther Klein Gallery

Gut Love: Bacteria, love, and immunology intersect at Esther Klein Gallery Exhibit

In this sponsored post, Esther Klein Gallery tells us about their upcoming exhibit, “Gut Love” by Kathy High. The show opens October 12, 2017, and runs through November 25th. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held at EKG, 3600 Market Street, on October 12th from 5 – 7:30 p.m.