What happens when an artist’s art becomes more than just that? What are you to do when your art is now a manufactured brand? These are some of the questions that Opera Philadelphia and the Bearded Ladies Cabaret’s world premiere of ANDY: A Popera (also part of the 2015 Fringe Arts Festival) asks the audience head-on.
Read MoreThe Icebox says — You Can Curate! You Can Curate is a project by the curating team that run the Icebox Project Space, Tim Belknap and Ryan McCartney. They want you to come to the Grey Area at Crane Arts (outside the Icebox) and use the 10ft x 20ft scale model and the materials they’ve provided for you to create your own suggested installation for the big box itself (500 sq. ft.)
Read MoreA Monet-like photograph of water lilies fading in water (Stephen Shore), a monstrous face drawn over a dark backdrop (William E. Parker), and printed leaf-cutouts installed in conversation with images of birds on the exhibition walls (Eileen Neff)–all these photographs might seem disconnected on first impression, but this would be deceptive.
Read MoreBoth Boruchow and Kid Hazo are very much immersed in Philadelphia’s current, thriving public and street art scenes dominated by a new generation of artists. Boruchow is primarily a wheatpaster and a muralist, while Kid Hazo focuses on satirical, small-scale public installations.
Read MoreThe featured works/installations are devoted to issues related to identity and social change. And no, identity for artists of color is a not a moot issue these days. Their perspectives on identity are as valid as those of Euro-American artists, who lay claim to universal truths as if they own them.
Read MoreI have heard Dana Schutz’s work compared to that of the Austrian artist Maria Lassnig. I have heard her speak about the influence of German Expressionism upon her, and about her admiration for many contemporary artists, including the Latvian Ella Kruglyanskaya. But Schutz’s work is so unique and idiosyncratic that one is hard-pressed to pinpoint her artistic lineage.
Read MorePhiladelphia is beset with Pope Francis-fever this month. And Indigo Arts is not going down the commercial road with that. But, they do want to say check out the retablos of St. Francis of Assisi they have on their website or in the gallery.
Read MoreThe exhibit includes personal work generated between the late 1990s and 2015. Of note is Cavin Jones’ attempt to subvert or “flip the script” on black stereotypes.
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