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December 27, 2011 11:19 AM Subscribe
missionCREEP : "Featuring alternative art, music, humor, sotires, poetry etc. by Philadelphia-based artists"
Ahh I see some of Jim Knipfel's work! I loved his column back in the 90s.
posted by Mister_A at 8:14 AM on December 28, 2011
posted by Mister_A at 8:14 AM on December 28, 2011
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I saw a presentation of Sarah McEneaney's work in Philadelphia back when I lived there, curated and explained by the artist herself. The stories behind the pieces were often more interesting than the pieces themselves, which helped me to better understand the complex cultural layers that can be subtly or invisibly be applied to canvas along with paint. Some of the most powerful (troubling, etc.) paintings were the ones where she was working through her experience being raped - while others were amusing in a lighthearted, self-aware meta way (working previously painted artwork into the backgrounds of her later works). It also gave me some perspective on my own neighborhood, as she paints the neighborhood just north of where I was living, and has made some significant efforts to revitalize that area with a high-line-esque elevated park built from an old railroad trestle.
posted by jph at 1:04 PM on December 27, 2011