We are very sad to report that artist, writer and Artblog contributor Dereck Mangus died on July 7, 2024 at age 46.
Read MoreLane Speidel sees new work by Todd Stong, in the artist’s first solo exhibit in Philadelphia, at Peep Projects, and follows up with the artist to find out more. In his essay, Speidel mentions Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment,” an imagined hellish or heavenly nonexistent space with many bodies in ascent or descent.
Read MoreBlaise Tobia sees an exhibit at the Episcopal Cathedral in West Philly and comments that the show is well worth seeing, “for the quality and variety of the works on display.”
Read MoreIn this long-form interview, Susan Isaacs talks with Alexis Granwell about her studio practice, going in-depth into the use of paper, pigment and armatures in Granwell’s current sculptures on view in the Wind Challenge exhibit at Fleisher Art Memorial (to July 31, 2024).
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