New York-based Demetrius Oliver's exhibition "Canicular," which consisted of five newly commissioned installations and a single 2013 photograph,brought together two seemingly disparate subjects: the…
Sarah McEneaney's exhibition "Trestletown,"titled after her neighborhood in the Callowhill district of Philadelphia, just northeast of City Hall, featured 14 paintings that highlight her passion…
During spring 2012, Beloff directed a series of remarkable performances of Bertolt Brecht's 1949 play The Days of the Commune, which was set in the 1871 Paris Commune. Echoing the values at the…
In this exhibition, titled "But Not As Much As Tomorrow," Shelley Spector conveyed her anxiety about 21st-century human consumption and waste. The works on view-14 mixed-medium sculptures, two fabri…
"Fate and Transport" was the apt title of Sarah McCoubrey's recent exhibition at Locks. The 25 paintings, mixed-medium digital prints and drawings on view (all 2012) reflect the state and possible f…
In October 2005, Stephen Colbert coined the word “truthiness” during his satirical TV news report on Comedy Central. The instantly popular term refers to what one feels to be true as opposed to trut…
“Now is a better time to live” and “keeping a diary supports personal development” were among the aphorisms offered to visitors of “The Happy Show,” the fun-house-like exhibition resulting from grap…
"Where it Falls" presents 15 black-and-white photographs that Emma Wilcox shot in Newark, N.J., between 2006 and 2012. These subtle but haunting images, all measuring 20 by 24 inches and taken with…
Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib's 1967(2011), a multichannel video installation, is a colorful and synesthetic tour-de-force work that combines borrowed and original moving images, including…