March 2, 2023 by Kate Brock

Carlisle Bell’s lush paintings at Grizzly Grizzly nod to modernism with a contemporary twist

Our reviewer Kate Brock says Carlisle Bell’s paintings in “Memory Be Green” showcase “a deft use of material from modernist painting within a practice of impressive range.”

February 22, 2023 by Roberta

Art on the Main Line, activist and political

Roberta sees some art in the suburbs and reports that activist, political, eco-themed work is alive and well there.

February 9, 2023 by Julia Marsh

The Immersive Abandon in Alex Da Corte’s Street at University of the Arts’ Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery

January 5, 2023 by Vriddhi Vinay

Rajni Perera’s post-human immigrant heroes at Temple Contemporary

December 22, 2022 by Tasso Hartzog

Extraordinary icons, ‘Leigh Bowery & A Bottle of 7UP’ at Fleisher Ollman Gallery

A colorful exhibition by six artists with more than 100 drawings depicts pop culture and other icons in ways that are surprising, a little bit humorous in places, and full of affection.

December 15, 2022 by Andrea Kirsh

Books for holiday giving, Part 2

In Part 2 of her holiday books roundup, Andrea Kirsh reviews three works with socio-political heft.

December 14, 2022 by Andrea Kirsh

Books for holiday giving, Part 1

In Part 1 of her holiday book review postings, Andrea Kirsh shares the joys of imagery and writing in books about Florine Stettheimer and El Anatsui.

December 12, 2022 by Lauren Whearty

Eleanor Conover, elusive abstractions with bold materiality, in ‘Side Angle Tide’ at List Gallery, Swarthmore

Our new contributor Lauren Whearty writes that Eleanor Conover’s paintings are body-referencing in size, and the abstractions on shaped canvases, while slippery in meaning, have rich and dense materiality including in some cases a saw blade and wooden blocks.