Sharon Garbe travels to Bethlehem, PA, to the The National Museum of Industrial History for an exhibit of works carved out of anthracite coal, a material once-mined in the region and known now as a major source of pollution when burned for fuel to heat houses and factories.
Read MoreCorey Qureshi reviews the eight-person, open call exhibit, Present Tension, at Automat, and says that it’s “…a cohesively curated and fun small (yet somehow large at the same time) exhibition that examines contemporary relations.”
Read MorePete Sparber sees Joe Boruchow’s solo exhibit at Space 1026 and comments that there is “something beautiful and sublime in Joe’s very particular black and white graphic signature.” The show is up through Jan. 26, so make your way up North Broad St. to see it before it closes.
Read MoreOur contributor Mary Murphy sees the Goya etchings at Arthur Ross Gallery, in an exhibit that marks the 40th anniversary of the gallery at University of Pennsylvania.
Read MoreAndrea Kirsh reviews three art books that represent a incredible diversity in what’s being published and by whom.
Read MoreIn her holiday book roundup, Andrea Kirsh focuses on three books that show an incredible breadth of art book publishing this year. Art books are frequently beautiful objects and Andrea calls attention to their “object-ness” to remind us that they’re for reading but they’re much more than that as well.
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