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How a trip to the Philadelphia museum of Art inspired the 20th century's most radical artists.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
10-24-2012 |
Art
Well-Endowed: Very, Very Large Drawings on Display in Philadelphianew
In a word? Satisfying. Seven artists' work is effectively installed in a compact space, and a striking variety of approaches and mediums suggests perennial issues relating to drawing.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Robin Rice |
01-12-2010 |
Art
Salon Culture is on the Rise in Philly as Local Art Lovers Make a Case for Intimacynew
The kind of audience-performer bond that you find at a salon helps to build a real sense of community around the arts. But who in their right mind would let their rugs get worn and their walls get smeared all in the name of intimacy, creativity and communal vibes?
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
09-22-2009 |
Art
At Philly's Art Hotel, Residents Earn Their Keep With Their Work, Not Their Walletsnew
The Art Hotel's guests carry out their free, two-week artist residencies in a quite unusual way: Rather than live in a separate building, or at least in separate rooms than the founders, they set up camp in the very townhouse we're chatting in.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Holly Otterbein |
09-01-2009 |
Art
Hidden City Philadelphia Brings Long-Forgotten Landmarks Back to Lifenew
Hidden City Philadelphia, Peregrine Arts' monthlong arts festival, will house new site-specific works in spaces familiar to most by reputation, some by sight, and all by their current state of decay or dilapidation.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
06-02-2009 |
Art
Working Stiff: Amy Stein's 'Domesticated'new
As human domesticity presses onward and communities sprawl further into undeveloped regions, the wildlife in those regions runs out of places to remain wild. Think of it as the gentrification of nature. Photographer Amy Stein sees it less as coexistence, and more as entrapment.
Philadelphia City Paper |
John Vettese |
01-27-2009 |
Art
You Can't Take It with You: Philadelphia Artists Explore the Transience of Naturenew
Most outdoor art installations are built with permanence in mind, the point being to work with materials that can stand the ravages of time and weather. In curating "Ephemerality" at Philadelphia's Schuylkill Center, Zoë Cohen had the opposite in mind.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
01-27-2009 |
Art
Do the WPA's Striking Visuals Still Make a Mark?new
The Works Progress Administration is often viewed through the kaleidoscope of the arts -- specifically the iconic, familiar posters originally commissioned as a visual representation of the WPA's credo. But what's their purpose today, aside from nostalgia?
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
10-28-2008 |
Art
How a Germantown Artist Found His Muse in a Stained-glass Menagerienew
Founded in 1980 by a husband and wife in their garage, Beyer Studio has grown over its 28 years to become a nationally renowned source for stained glass design and restoration.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
09-23-2008 |
Art
Shooting the Breeze With Children's TV Legend Dear Old Captain Noahnew
For 27 years, Captain Noah and His Magical Ark was a Philly institution, greeting bleary-eyed, pajama-clad children over sugary cereal. The Ark has been in drydock now for 14 years and will soon be on display, along with puppets, props and costumes, when the new Please Touch Museum opens next month.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
09-16-2008 |
Art
How and Why a Free Arts Magazine will Become a Storefront in Philly's Chinatownnew
For 30 days, Megawords' frequent contributors and like-minded friends will take over a burnt-orange storefront in Chinatown to allow the mag's playful personality to "come to life," according to co-founder Anthony Smyrski.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
09-02-2008 |
Art
Kyle Cassidy Shoots Goths & Gun Owners Without Malicenew
The photographer's new coffee-table book, Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes, captures stylish weapon holders across the country without advocating the NRA or denouncing it.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
09-04-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Cop Killer and/or Political Prisoner Paints Behind Barsnew
Tom Manning has spent the last 22 years in federal prison, sentenced to 53 years for seditious conspiracy and 80 years for the killing of a New Jersey state trooper -- he also paints portraits.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
08-28-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Rite of Passagenew
Why soon-to-be moms have a Philly photographer on speed dial.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Natalie Hope McDonald |
08-14-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Take It (Mostly) Offnew
With the price of laser surgery coming down, so is the cost of removing a bad tattoo.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Alex Richmond |
03-13-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
