It was the last Friday in October and the weather was beautiful, so naturally I decided to take a long walk (rather than an Uber) to center city. While on my way, I stumbled upon Nicholas Lenker’s installation titled Recreation: The First Person on display at Moore College of Art. Seen through large plate glass … Continue reading
As many of our readers know, Proximity Arts was started as a collaborative blog by the first low residency MFA class at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Over the past two plus years we have used the blog as a way to share our thoughts on art and art making, taking some short … Continue reading
I am taking a quick break from our annual summer hiatus to post this work by Proximity Arts’ members Megan Segre, Ilene Spiewak, Beth Cody and Jessica Padilla along with their classmate Hong-BichVernon. These five thoughtful artists collaborated on a collective show titled, “Pre-Judices”. Each artist submitted two works that are displayed on opposing walls. … Continue reading
About this time last year Becky Suss’s first solo show was set to open at the ICA in Philadelphia. Upon entering the room, one felt a curious sense of abandonment; this is because there are no figures in the all too human spaces Suss gives us. The expansive bare walls of the Eleanor Biddle Lloyd … Continue reading
As many of our readers already know the Proximity Arts blog was born out of the inaugural summer session of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts low residency MFA program. Many of our contributors including Liz who manages the blog are currently in their second of three summer sessions in residency. Over the summer months … Continue reading
Material culture is an oasis of imported domestic goods tucked away in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia just off of Wissahickon Avenue. I first came across the store at my mothers suggestion while decorating my boutique Fresh Ayer in 2007. Material Culture is one of those rare shopping environments where you feel immediately transported simply … Continue reading
Ingrained, currently on view at Automat, is an installation by Abby King and Marie Manski devoted to the exploration of the 319 North 11th Street building in Philadelphia and the unique community of artist run spaces that have sprung up there in recent years. Perhaps best known for Vox Populi, one of the first galleries … Continue reading
Get to know our authors through the new Contributor Series. A group of short posts from Proximity Arts members. Allow us to share our work and our thoughts on making work with you. Beverly Ryan has a lot going on she is an Art League instructor, Torpedo Factory Artist and student. Recently she sat down … Continue reading
“The statements, ‘You cannot make it up’ and ‘You must make it up’ are both true. We must let both guide us. What we put down on our paper are real things that we can adjust just as we adjust objects in a still life.” ~Ken Kewley Recently I had the opportunity to take … Continue reading
Recently I took part in a group project. The assignment, to curate a fictional art show with two other students. We were asked to pick a subject, artists and a format along with writing a curatorial essay and slideshow. My group chose to focus on the phenomenon of alone togetherness… I wish I could say … Continue reading
