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October 30, 2017 by Beth Heinly

October 27, 2017 by Flora Ward

Worth the Wait, Wifredo Lam at Lehigh University Art Galleries

Artblog contributor, Flora Ward reviews the first monographic exhibition of works by Wifredo Lam currently showing at the Lehigh University Art Galleries. A descendant of Cuban, Chinese and West African heritage, Lam’s artwork is often overlooked by other avant-garde painters. The exhibition marks the outcome of a steadfast commitment to bring his work to the United States, which ultimately took the Galleries over three decades.

October 27, 2017 by Ilana Napoli

The Politics of Cartooning for the New Yorker

Artblog contributor, Ilana Napoli, writes about the onstage dialogue she saw in October between political cartoonist Barry Blitt and New Yorker’s legendary art director Françoise Mouly as part of the 2017 New Yorker Festival. The two have worked together since 1994, and there was quite an oeuvre of Blitt’s covers to show. Ilana highlights some of the topics that Blitt and Mouly discuss such as art, politics, and the decision-making for cover art.

October 27, 2017 by Andrea Kirsh

“Gardens of the Mind” at the African American Museum in Philadelphia

Artblog’s Andrea Kirsh visits the African American Museum in Philadelphia’s current group show, curated by A. M. Weaver. Featuring 5 black women artists whose works use the image and the idea of nature to address the innermost self, “Gardens of the Mind: Echoes of the Feminine View” is on view through January 18, 2018.

October 25, 2017 by Roberta

Astrid Bowlby’s conversation pieces at Arcadia University Art Gallery

Some solo shows are like conversations, Roberta says. Some are like monologs and some are like mission statements. Astrid Bowlby’s “When the shadow is not your shadow” is a conversation that leans towards a mission statement, and the mission is communication, about important things like love, loss, death, redemption, and engagement in the world.

October 25, 2017 by Roberta

Congratulations, Liz Sytsma and Thaddeus Squire at CultureWorks, Nato Thompson, New Artistic Director at Philadelphia Contemporary and Ann Northrup for “Artistic Longevity,” Plus a view of Artbloggers at work and news of the Photo Review Benefit Auction

Several congratulations are in order, in a post with lots of pictures, and news about The Photo Review benefit auction.

October 24, 2017 by Beth Heinly

The 3:00 Book

October 23, 2017 by Roberta

Leeway Art+Change grant winners announced! Apiary #9 launches, Amber Arts moves, Bridgette Mayer’s artist books, Craig Stover’s 180 unique prints at Jed WIlliams, plus Opportunities at Haverford College and MIT Media Lab

News today includes some congratulations to Leeway grant recipients, Apiary for issue #9 and Amber Arts for their move to new digs. Our advisor, Craig Stover has a solo show at Jed Williams Gallery and we’ve got two great opportunities for you! Read it now, it’s the news you want.