Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Farewell!

What an intense intensive it was!!! We will miss you guys. Please stay in touch, and keep up the incredible work!

Cheers,
Wallace, Jennie, & Erica


Friday, July 26, 2013

Final seminar with James Hyde @ The Icebox

Elevator pitches and wise words...








"Mhmm..." Opening

"Mhmm..." opening at the Icebox, July 24, 2013, 6-9pm













Emily and Margo, neon ladies

hotdog grillmaster and spi/ssi alum Tiffany

The official group shot:



Afterparty at the El Bar! Citywides all around...

Cheers!!!!

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Mhmm...


Mhmm…

THE ICEBOX

Crane Arts Building 
1400 N American Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122

July 24 – 26th 2013
Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 24th, 6 – 9 PM

Benjamin Adelmann, Kurt Cheng, Corinna Cowles, Samuel Finkelstein, Lizze Maattala, Masha Simonova, Kristen Tynan

“Mhmm…” is a showcase of the explorative and experimental work created by seven diverse minds. Ranging from textiles to oil painting, the show covers a wide array of materials and processes. Each artist pushed beyond his or her usual practice to discover something novel within his or herself. After seven vigorous weeks, each artist came to terms with a new practice, a new way of thinking, and a new way of approaching his or her work. 

Benjamin, from Los Angeles, creates series of non-objective paintings that through their own visual elements seek to propel themselves into a state of objective awakening; Kurt, Taiwan, projects his cynical view of the real world into his own imaginary world in his paintings; Corinna, Chicago, alters the language of found textiles using fugitive materials; Samuel, New York, transcribes mental states into a physical space; Lizze, North Dakota, creates unbounded spaces and objects rooted in memory and experience; Masha, Philadelphia, fuses technology and expressive brushwork to create a representational/non-objective hybrid; Kristen, New Jersey, through drawing and sculpture, explores form and responds to the materiality of found textiles.

Please join us at the opening reception on Wednesday, July 24th from 6 to 9 PM at The Icebox in the Crane Arts Building! 


New York field trip #2


Lynn Foulkes show at The New Museum-

Quick stop at Vanessa's Dumplings, eating in the van-


Trudy Benson studio visit-

Lauren Luloff studio visit-



Kurt inside the Olafur Eliasson installation at PS1-

Monday, July 8, 2013

4th of July Festivities!

Block Party at Shankertown-
so much Cornhole...

SPI/SSI vs. Hunter & Ryan

Nice followthrough Ryan



Team Benjamin & Kurt



Jennie & Ruthie in the pickup truck kiddie pool!