Sharon Garbe visits the Woodmere 81st Annual Juried Show and finds many connections between artists and a wealth of materials and methods used to produce works, from painted canvases to upcycled material constructions to 3D printed sculptural objects and hand made ceramics.
Read MoreLane reviews the show “Songs for Ritual and Remembrance” at Arthur Ross Gallery, a spare exhibition with works that are heartfelt memorials to past trauma experienced by the artists, either personally, or through ancestral or other historical connections. The show, which Lane says, holds “some impressive and moving works,” is up until Sept. 17, 2023.
Read MoreTasso Hartzog chronicles the high drama and steely nature of Judith Joy Ross’s photographs and sitters. Witness photos spanning from the Northeast of the United States to Paris, France exploring the nature of her subjects. See the 200 or so photos through August 6th at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Read MoreHeather Ujiies use of fibers, textiles, fashion, and visual art strikes a dreamlike chord evoking shared visual histories and global mythologies. Lost in Paradise displays massive printed textiles alongside sculptures and paintings that transport the viewer to the world Ujiie sees. See the show at James Oliver Gallery before it closes August 12th.
Read MoreArtblog writer Sharon Garbe wanders through the labyrinthian gallery that is HOT BED to explore the vast and wild group show that is WACK! See the exhibitions paintings, sculptures, and more before it closes on August 12th.
Read MoreVriddhi sees an important exhibition shedding light on the arts and cultural heritage of people brought from British India to the Caribbean islands in the 1800s to work as indentured laborers in the sugar cane and other plantations.
Read MoreVriddhi explores the Asian Arts Initiative’s collaboration with six artists of East and Southeast Asian descent, in the exhibit “The Body You Want.” The show covers adult themes of sexual and erotic content, and you must be 18 years or older to visit the exhibit.
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