Tag: Philadelphia
Death and Resurrection in the City: Tim Portlock at Locks Gallery
An exhibition of video and prints exploring landscapes of an apocalyptic future built on the present.
The Shadows in Plato’s Cave: Drawings by Joan Tanner
on view at Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, through January 30.
Seminal Images: Gabriel Martinez with Darren Jones
A photographer charts present and past lives of Fire Island.
Contemporary History at the Barnes: Three Artists in Philadelphia
A recent installation at the Barnes Foundation reorganized the space and examined its history and founders.
Going with the Flow: Frank Bramblett at the Woodmere
The artist’s retrospective of curiously, thoughtfully used materials continues through June 21.
Jörg Immendorff: I Wanted to be an Artist
Golden Paley Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design 20th Street and The Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103 215 568 4515 23 January – 21 March This expert survey of Jörg Immendorff’s career reassesses an artist whose period of notoriety in America lasted a relatively short time in the 1980’s. This was partly a matter … Continued
Triennial of Contemporary Photography
Woodmere Art Museum 9201 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19118 Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road in Chestnut Hill 215.247.0476 As the first in a projected series at the Woodmere Art Museum, the Triennial of Contemporary Photography is not only an attempt to showcase the diverse currents in photography in the Delaware Valley, but … Continued
On the Wall: Wallpaper and Tableau
Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia May 9 to September 13, 2003 Victorian wallpaper was used as a status symbol along with other tasteful furnishings by the burgeoning bourgeoisie of the 19th century. Densely packed and richly colored, its heyday coincided with the apex of mechanical reproduction. Oddly enough, this “machine-made” quality is what English designers … Continued