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May Exhibition Highlights (Reverend Michael Alan’s Botanical Illustrations)
For the month of May, Art in the Age is exhibiting new works by Reverend Michael Alan inspired by the four seasons. He is also the exclusive artist for ROOT ... Read More
Book Covers As Art: Fontana Modern Masters
Coolest find of the weekend, courtesy of a pal. (Covered by click opera, the journal of Scottish artist and Berlin resident, momus.) Hearkening back to the 1970's, "Fontana Modern Masters was a ... Read More
A curious exhibition opened yesterday in London's Seventeen Gallery. It's called Bourbon Joy and it's by artists Mike Harte and Jamie Shovlin. Mike and Jamie have spent the last seven days ... Read More
Bryce Dessner of The National Does “The Lincoln Shuffle”
Bryce Dessner of The National will present an evening of original Lincoln-inspired compositions at the Rosenbach Museum & Library on Thursday, April 2nd at 6:30 pm. "The Lincoln Shuffle" is Dessner's ... Read More
Philly’s Iconic Shirt Corner to Get A New Façade, Courtesy of Art In The Age
Two days ago, Philadelphia Inquirer reporter, Monica Yant-Kinney, wrote an article (Turning A Corner In Old City: A Landmark Store Will Depart 3rd & Market) regarding the closing of Marvin ... Read More
We Must Stop “Investing” In Art: The Rose Art Museum Sale
The president of Brandeis University recently announced the University's controversial decision to sell their prized Rose Art Museum art collection and to close the museum altogether. The collection, valued at ... Read More
Noteworthy Exhibition: SHOP @ The Print Center, Open Until Feb. 11!
Don't worry, you didn't miss it! The Print Center presents... SHOP: Art, Commerce and the Printed Image Installation of specially created artist projects that explore the ties between commerce and the printed image. Featuring work by: Edna ... Read More
OPEN CALL for February LINCOLN EXHIBITION @ The AITA Store!
ARTWORK SUBMISSIONS WANTED for an ABRAHAM LINCOLN TRIBUTE EXHIBITION In Celebration of His 200th Birthday. We are LOOKING FOR...- YOUR visual interpretation of Abraham Lincoln as an image, portrait, or icon- ... Read More
INTERVIEW: The Balancing Act of The Illustrious and Industrious Matt Neff
If you are not yet aware of a Philadelphia-based printmaker/painter/professor extraordinaire by the name of Matt Neff, allow me to introduce you. His work in silkscreening and letterpress is arresting ... Read More
INTERVIEW: Globetrotting with Paintress Whitney Bedford
I am powerfully drawn to the work of Baltimore-born, RISD-schooled, currently California-living painter Whitney Bedford. Her paintings are both formally seductive and enigmatically narrative, depicting sea/landscapes, shipwrecks, and even a ... Read More
Mere Days from MERE INCHES: An INTERVIEW with Jim Houser Before The Big Show
Ben Woodward reports on Jim Houser's thoughts before the opening of his latest show, MERE INCHES, opening this Saturday at Merry Karnowsky Gallery in LA... Ben Woodward: How does this spot ... Read More
VIDEO: Spying on Jim Houser for Multiple Days
Hello there, Friends! Today, Ben Woodward has prepared for us another delightful stop-motion animation video! This one features Jim Houser working on quite a few canvases concurrently. I hope for the ... Read More
INTERVIEW: Babel-ing with Jim Houser
Jim Houser is a self taught Philadelphia-based painter and installation artist, well known for his cartoon-like images on small canvases juxtaposed with painted and appropriated objects. Others may also know ... Read More
So today I called Adam for a studio visit for a blog entry about how he does his crazy chandeliers (check in with us in the future). He was too ... Read More
