Pete Sparber talks with former Temple Contemporary Curator Jova Lynne about the upcoming exhibit, “Black Like That: Our Lives as Living Praxis,” which will reveal under-known Black history and people in Philadelphia in order to connect their histories with the community and make these stories part of the ongoing story of Philadelphia.
Read MoreWe are very sad to report that artist, writer and Artblog contributor Dereck Mangus died on July 7, 2024 at age 46.
Read MoreBlaise Tobia sees an exhibit at the Episcopal Cathedral in West Philly and comments that the show is well worth seeing, “for the quality and variety of the works on display.”
Read MoreSharon Garbe sees the sculptural installations in the exhibit, “In Pursuit: Artists’ Perspectives on a Nation,” and welcomes the works that are both political and personal that critique the American presence in the geo-political universe.
Read MoreArmchair traveler alert! Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz report on their trip to the Venice Biennale and then on down the boot, with notable stops in Verona, Parma, Roma and Sardinia.
Read MoreRuth Wolf sees an exhibit at Rosemont College’s Patricia M. Nugent Gallery and talks about how the works of Christine Stoughton and Anne Marble are in synchronicity. Wolf says the show (recently closed) was “an intimate, serene, introspective world where ephemera is presented in all it simply-complex splendor.”
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