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August 17, 2021 by Logan Cryer

Zach Horn’s earnest sculpture-paintings exude joy and play

Logan Cryer takes a trip out to Reading, PA to check out Zach Horn’s exhibition ‘Cookout’ at GoggleWorks Center For the Arts. Logan is refreshed by Zach’s joyful, kitschy food paintings, and says they are full of heart.

August 5, 2021 by Roberta

Velocity Fund awards twelve Philadelphia projects $5,000 each for cutting edge art with communities

Now in its fourth year, The Velocity Fund, administered by Philadelphia Contemporary, continues to lead the field here in providing money to artists for experimental art projects in the community. Bravo to The Velocity Fund, and congratulations to this year’s 12 awardees!

August 4, 2021 by Andrea Kirsh

Celebrating the vast career of Raphael Montañez Ortiz, El Museo del Barrio founder

Andrea Kirsh reviews the first monograph on career of Raphael Montañez Ortiz- artist, educator, and founder of El Museo del Barrio in New York City. Andrea says that before this book was published, art historians failed to document Montañez Ortiz’s diverse, inquisitive, and dynamic career.

July 22, 2021 by Corey Qureshi

Molly Metz’s multi-layered paintings, sculptures flow through Fleisher/Ollman

Corey Qureshi visits ‘Molly Metz: Close Closer’ at Fleisher/Ollman gallery, where multi-layered paintings flow into amorphous and cavernous sculptures. Check it out before it closes on August 13, 2021!

July 20, 2021 by Corey Qureshi

Insects and critters pose in PEEP Projects’ mostly people-free painting show

Corey Qureshi reviews ‘Strange Nature,’ a two-person exhibition of lockdown-inspired paintings by Nancy Mladenoff and Karen Heagle. The show– which Corey says elicits eerie memories of early-pandemic times– is on view (by appointment) through July 29th, at PEEP Projects.

July 8, 2021 by Corey Qureshi

Making art at Cherry Street Pier and showing it at Atelier Art Gallery, ‘Unfolding’ the process

Corey Qureshi visits ‘Unfolding,’ a group show of 22 artists, at Atelier Art Gallery. Corey says you’re sure to find something that captures your interest- so check it out before the show closes on July 23, 2021!

July 1, 2021 by L Autumn Gnadinger

Between cheeky and mournful, a look at violence, masculinity, anxiety, at Vox Populi

L Autumn Gnadinger reviews ‘Comedy of Errors: Shay Arick, Maggie Hazen, Zach Hill’ a darkly humorous group exhibition tackling themes of state and patriarchal violence. The show, curated by Meyken Barreto, is on view through July 18, 2021, at Vox Populi.

June 21, 2021 by Logan Cryer

David Dempewolf’s personal fantasia, in video installations at Tiger Strikes Asteroid

Logan Cryer writes lyrically about ‘David Dempewolf: suncatchers,’ an experimental video installation of stereoscopic imagery with a focus on emptiness and interior spaces. ‘David Dempewolf: suncatchers,” is on view at Tiger Strikes Asteroid through June 26, 2021.