Artblog | Galleries

April 2, 2019 by Deborah Krieger

Patterns of Obsession, mesmerizing two-person exhibit at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens

Deborah Krieger reviews a 2-person show at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens. Didn’t know they showed art there (in addition to Isaiah Zagar’s amazing building)? Yes, they do. Check out Deborah’s piece on Claes Gabriel and Andrew Chalfen’s works.

March 25, 2019 by Matt Singer

Sarah Gamble and the Matter of Meaning, Meaning of Matter at Fleisher-Ollman Gallery

Matt Singer explores the deep inner reaches and outer limits of Sarah Gamble’s highly focused and suggestive paintings, at Fleisher-Ollman Gallery, on view now through March 30, 2019. Ultimately, the works about consciousness and matter matter, says Singer.

March 22, 2019 by Ilana Napoli

Studio BE, love letter to people of post-Katrina New Orleans, by B-Mike Odums

Ilana Napoli visits New Orleans and sees an inspiring exhibition by Brandan “B-Mike” Odums (artist, filmmaker, educator, founder of 2-Cent, a youth arts education initiative for black children in the south). The solo show, called “Studio BE” is an ongoing project that is a tribute to black history/culture and resilience in post-Katrina New Orleans communities, opportunity.

March 20, 2019 by Samuel Brown

Death on Wikipedia! Eulogies to the deleted, written by you and Difference Engine, at Gallery 1201

Samuel Brown reviews “Knowledge Lost” at Gallery 1201, by the artist collective “Difference Engine,” (John Bezark and Chris Baldys.) Brown says this interactive installation, which prompts you to write a eulogy out of deleted Wikipedia entires on an old computer, is especially impactful when experienced in solitude. The show closes Friday, Mar. 22, so catch it quick before it’s gone.

March 14, 2019 by Samuel Brown

Joakim Ojanen’s anxiety-ridden characters, sexualized undertones, at The Hole NYC

Samuel Brown writes a thoughtful review of Joakim Ojanen’s recent show “Snake Pit” at The Hole NYC! Buy yourself a bus ticket and catch this quirky show– a world building installation filled with odd, anxious, cheeky, and playful characters– before April 14th, 2019!

February 25, 2019 by Samuel Brown

Artists’ fundraiser Prints for Protest at Second State Press helps many of today’s protest groups

Sam Brown sees a provocative show at Second State Press of printed posters made by the group “Prints for Protest.” He appreciates how many different ways artists in the show connect with protest issues alive today.

February 22, 2019 by Deborah Krieger

Neighborhoods in conflict and the role of the artist, in Guadalupe Rosales’s solo show at Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery

What is the role of an artist when their old neighborhood is gentrified by art galleries and the neighborhood doesn’t want them there? This highly topical question, and others, are examined by Guadalupe Rosales in her splendid “Legends Never Die: A Collective Memory,” at Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford College. Deborah Krieger writes a great personal take on the show.

February 18, 2019 by Ilana Napoli

Edison Price Lighting’s art and industry program has positive impacts on artists and factory workers

Ilana Napoli revisits the Edison Price Lighting factory in Queens for the second year in a row to see the exhibition at the company’s gallery space, with art made by artists from upcycled materials from the factory. She applauds the art and industry program and notes that it positively impacts the artists in residence as well as the factory workers, who are very interested in the art program and set aside interesting left-over materials for the artists to use in creating new art.