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July 17, 2017 by Ilana Napoli

Ilana Napoli reviews the posthumous exhibition of Cuban artist, Belkis Ayón. Her large scale collography prints are like visual narratives, which Napoli writes, “touches on three important elements of Afro-Cuban (and generally Afro-Latinx) life.” There is rich content to Ayón’s body of work that Napoli highlights in a few of her favorite pieces.

July 12, 2017 by Roberta

Congratulations, Michelle Angela Ortiz and Jesse Krimes, 2017 Rauschenberg Artist Activist Fellows! 2nd Saturday Street Art Walking Tours with Conrad Benner of Streets Department, 40th Anniversary of Federal CETA program, BlackStar Film Festival Aug 3-6, Plus Opportunities!

Philadelphia has two 2017 Rauschenberg Artist Activist Fellows – Michelle Angela Ortiz and Jesse Crimes! Read more and catch a couple good opportunities in today’s News of our world!

July 5, 2017 by Roberta

Vox Populi, 319 galleries find temporary home at 990 Spring Garden, James Baldwin Celebration July 7-9 at Church of the Advocate, heartbreaking photos by Ada Trillo at Twenty-Two Gallery, Plus a couple great opportunities!

July 1, 2017 by Michael Lieberman

Paul Cava’s photo-poetic delights in Variations at C. R. Ettinger Studio

Paul Cava’s Variations, sensual photo collages and prints at C. R. Ettinger Studio up until July 15, are filled with passion, romance and eroticism, and while they encapsulate a perhaps simpler past, Cava’s manipulations add a nice contemporary lens through which to consider human flesh, blood, desires and spirit. Michael calls the work gutsy, and we agree.

June 28, 2017 by Laura Volkening

Works on empowerment, objectification in I Grit My Teeth Before It Began at Little Berlin

An exhibition at Little Berlin utilizes material to address the often uncomfortable nature of the relationship we have with our bodies, from the intimate to the medical and social.

June 27, 2017 by Karen Chernick

Barbara Mink’s spontaneous Color Riot at Jed Williams Gallery

Karen previews the show, Color Riot, at Jed Williams Gallery (opening July 7), where painter Barbara Mink melds translucent, flowing color with sculptural texture in her paintings–a reward for the eye.

June 26, 2017 by Neil Marcello

George Nakashima’s Woodworker’s Retreat featured at the University of Pennsylvania

Neil explores famed architect and furniture maker George Nakashima’s history and legacy, from his farm in Pennsylvania to his early work in India.

June 20, 2017 by Esther Klein Gallery

Esther Klein Gallery features animatronics and more by Max Lawrence

In this sponsored post, Esther Klein Gallery tells us about their upcoming show of work by Max Lawrence, one of the founders of Space 1026.