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October 18, 2019 by Michael Carroll

Gabe Martinez’s ‘Bound to the Past,’ a revisiting of 1981, at Marginal Utility

Michael Carroll reviews the latest exhibition by local artistic genius “Gabriel Martinez: Bound to the Past.” The display is centered on the summer of 1981 and the importance of that point in time as a cultural and political moment in LGBTQ+ history. Martinez’s work will be on display through October 20, 2019 at Marginal Utility gallery located at 319 N. 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

October 16, 2019 by Beth Heinly

The 3:00 Book

October 16, 2019 by Wit López

Clarivel Ruiz on art at the intersection of Caribbean Latinx cultural advocacy

In this 44-minute final episode of Artblog Radio’s Latinx Heritage Month 2019 series, Wit goes to Harlem, NY to speak with maker and cultural advocate Clarivel Ruiz, founder of the Dominicans Love Haitians Movement.

October 15, 2019 by Lightbox Film Center

Lightbox Film Center Celebrates Legacy of Ed Emshwiller in First-of-its-Kind Retrospective Exhibit

Lightbox Film Center presents “Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller” running October 18 – December 7, 2019.

October 13, 2019 by Roberta

Ken Lum on the importance of hard work and the relevance of everything

In this podcast interview, artist, author, educator, Ken Lum debuts a new book, titled “Everything is Relevant,” now available for pre-order on Amazon.

October 11, 2019 by Alex Smith

How Are We Free? Lifelines Project pairs art by people in prison and artists outside, at Vox Populi

Alex reviews the project-based show at Vox Populi, “How Are We Free?” at Vox Populi through Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019.

October 11, 2019 by Wit López

Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Logue on the history and future of Killjoy’s Kastle

In this 34-minute episode of Artblog Radio, Wit speaks with Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Logue about their traveling, interactive project, Killjoy’s Kastle, available to experience at Icebox Project Space from October 16-27!

October 9, 2019 by Natalie Sandstrom

Expanding ‘outside,’ Lisi Raskin and Jesse Harrod’s ‘Mending and Repair in Response’ at Fleisher Ollman

Natalie Sandstrom visits “Mending and Repair in Response,” an exhibition of works by Lisi Raskin and Jesse Harrod at Fleisher-Ollman Gallery. The show closes on October 26th, 2019.