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CURATOR: Art out of (and in, and around) the box, and nature, nature, nature.
A weekly selection of Philly's must-see gallery exhibits. This week: art out of (and in, and around) the box at the Clay Studio, and nature, nature, nature at Muse and Woodmere.
CURATOR: Art out of (and in, and around) the box, and nature, nature, nature.
Art-geek extraordinaire Courtney Sexton presents a weekly selection of Philly's must-see gallery exhibits. This week: art out of (and in, and around) the box at Clay Studio, the rhythm of the tides at Muse, and nature, nature, nature at Woodmere Art Museum.
"Small Favors VII" at the Clay Studio
If you don’t visit any other gallery this First Friday, do yourself a big favor and make sure you get to the Clay Studio for the opening of the seventh annual "Small Favors" exhibition. Clay Studio, which focuses on ceramic arts (and though ceramics remain predominant, for the first time in the show’s history, other media like metal and fiber were accepted in this year's "Small Favors"), has long been active in promoting community growth by providing cutting-edge educational and outreach programming as well as studio and exhibition space. One of their missions is making high-quality artwork more accessible, both in terms of appeal and pricing, and this month’s exhibition particularly targets younger art collectors.
"Small Favors" opens this evening with works by over 230 artists, who were encouraged to “literally think outside the box,” explained gallery coordinator Naomi Cleary — all pieces in some way fit in (or around, or on, or through) a 4-inch-square cube. They came up an impressively diverse array of works — some fit within the box, others pierce holes through it, still others turn the box itself into a sculpture. Some even light up. In one of my favorites, ceramic flowers with wire stems grow out of the box in all directions; another contains a kitschy set of cats-wearing-cones salt-and-pepper shakers. Arranged in larger squares along the walls (some also rising out of the floorspace), the works appear as individual tiles of a large ceramic quilt. Overall, it has the effect of a Chuck Close painting, where each pixel in the portrait is its own miniature work of art. I know it may sound trite, but I mean it with all sincerity: These pieces are fun. Go see them.
Opening reception tonight, through March 24, free, The Clay Studio, 137-139 N. Second St., 215-925-3453, theclaystudio.org.
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