September 16, 2016 by Flora Ward

Listening to Dr. Barnes – “Room 21” at the Barnes Foundation

For audience members, the experience of “Room 21” felt like the musical equivalent to taking in the heterogeneous groups of artworks hung on the walls of the museum, creating juxtapositions that resonate in unexpected ways and prompting reflection on the connections and tensions among different cultural and artistic traditions.

September 15, 2016 by Dave Kyu

September 2016 Art Commission Report

The Art Commission is back! After Philadelphia’s yearly summer recess, the new-look Art Commission of the Kenney administration reconvened for their September meeting. This month’s proceedings brought the first real test of this Art Commission by way of a controversial proposal.

September 13, 2016 by Roberta

Gee Wesley+Ulises’ Pop up Read-ing Market, Patrick Jacobs’ building wrap, Art in City Hall Opp, and Congratulations, Blake Bradford!

I was talking with Gee Wesley (podcast coming up soon) and he mentioned that his new experimental bookstore project Ulises is doing a pop up at Reading Terminal this Friday! Catch them on the 1100 block of Filbert St. between 10AM – 5PM.

September 13, 2016 by Roberta

Clint Takeda + Scott Hewicker Talk about Psychedelia, Music, and Art

Clint Takeda and Scott Hewicker met 15 years ago when Takeda was head preparator at the ICA and Hewicker was a featured artist in Alex Baker’s East Meets West exhibition. This month the two meet again in an exhibition at Grizzly Grizzly.

September 12, 2016 by Matt Kalasky

Potpourri

Every week there are a number of links, that for whatever reason, don’t quite make the cut. Presented below are the best of the rest–the outcast links that are finally having their turn in the spotlight!

September 11, 2016 by Hammam Aldouri

Reflections on Art, Commodities, and Work

Recently, I had a meeting with a director of an artist-run space in Philadelphia. At many points in our discussion we touched on the issue of selling artwork. This led to reflections on the state of the art market in Philadelphia and the strong anti-commercial ethos of sections of the Philadelphia DIY art community. It strikes me that this opposition is a good place to start, not least because it forms the elementary premise on which a number of conversations that I have had with people from the arts community here in Philadelphia about the state of art in the city and the rest of the United States are based.

September 8, 2016 by Evan Paul Laudenslager

Posts in the Pipeline–what’s next on Artblog?

We’re bringing back a regular round-up of our upcoming posts for you to look forward to! If you’ve got an upcoming exhibition, performance, or event you think would be a good fit for Artblog coverage, feel free to pitch us a story at hello@theartblog.org.

September 7, 2016 by Hammam Aldouri

Narrating Contemporary Alienation – Jim Grilli’s “Gallery Copy” at Little Berlin

Overall, Gilli’s performance articulated a complexity that was welcome and it did so within a project space that promises more interesting interventions. What was distinctive about the performance was its staging of the artist’s thought process in a moment of its development.