The 28 Mexican artists in Strange Currencies mainly developed time-specific, action-based, and socially engaged practices. In documentary photographs, videos, sculptural and auditory installations, and intermedia assemblages, their works visualize a DIY mentality.
Read MoreFrom the friendly folks at RAIR – RAIR’s 2016 Residency program is open for applications. Like to work with recycled materials? This is the motherlode calling you. More information on the application here List of 2015 residents and images of their work at the website. RAIRPhilly
Read MoreOsorio, a professor of art and co-chair of the Community Arts Program at Tyler—as well as a 1999 MacArthur Fellow, former social worker, and internationally celebrated artist—roots his artistic process in community. For decades, he has been committed to a dialogical approach to art-making that explores the cultural, political, and social contexts in which we live, with participation a key aspect of his work.
Read MoreDisrupting our sense of sight and ability to touch, Kip suggests that constructing the familiar is a habit of our senses. In upsetting our patterns, he causes us to acknowledge that we build our worlds through objects that nourish the tendencies of routine.
Read MoreDear people, here are some activities that are very worth your while. Consider getting out there and doing one or more of them–an art event might make your day a little lighter. You never know until you try it.
Read MoreImmortal Beauty. The title of the show is self-explanatory. The Robert & Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection shows us a well-curated, well-preserved fragment of fashion history that displays the creme de la creme of fashion’s finest moments in history.
Read MoreVia Jennifer Levonian. OOF collective has organized a multi-artist screening of animated shorts Sat. Oct. 24, 7PM at the Gershman Y, University of the Arts, 401 S. Broad St. The screening is free and will project the work of 19 animators from around the world.The theme of the showing, titled Invisible Ink, is the small and overlooked inner lives of things. The screening lasts around one hour.
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