One of the good things about living in Philadelphia is that New York
is so close - close enough to eat breakfast at home and lunch at the Met. One day recently I took the bus up
and discovered a new (for me) museum - the Chelsea Museum http://www.chelseaartmuseum.org/ - where I saw a couple of very interesting shows of contemporary art. The New York Times did a great job of
covering the main exhibition, Iran Inside Out, so let me tell you about
Pencilism by Federico Uribe, a playful, witty tour-de-force of craft and concept sited in an open, airy second floor gallery. The work speaks for itself - spiky, colorful, full of possibilities, much like pencils themselves. A short
essay from Uribe introduces the exhibit - I like the comment he made about how a pencil shrinks as the work you do with it grows. The standing (and hanging) sculptures are the most interesting - he has some 'paintings' made with layered pencils that are clever but not as aggressively fun.
is so close - close enough to eat breakfast at home and lunch at the Met. One day recently I took the bus up 
and discovered a new (for me) museum - the Chelsea Museum http://www.chelseaartmuseum.org/ - where I saw a couple of very interesting shows of contemporary art. The New York Times did a great job of 
covering the main exhibition, Iran Inside Out, so let me tell you about 
Pencilism by Federico Uribe, a playful, witty tour-de-force of craft and concept sited in an open, airy second floor gallery. The work speaks for itself - spiky, colorful, full of possibilities, much like pencils themselves. A short 
essay from Uribe introduces the exhibit - I like the comment he made about how a pencil shrinks as the work you do with it grows. The standing (and hanging) sculptures are the most interesting - he has some 'paintings' made with layered pencils that are clever but not as aggressively fun.
