About the Exhibition
The Philadelphia artist community is a complex but tight-knit
social entity. To demonstrate just how important networking
is to this nebulous stratum of our society, Projects Gallery
presents It’s Who You Know, a non-juried, quasi-invitational
exhibition. Projects invited five young artists, all of who
have previously exhibited at the gallery, to in turn invite
five artists each to come together. With no prevailing theme,
the work will represent the taste and artistic expressions
of the initial five. It will be illustrative of overlapping
styles within social groups while highlighting the schisms
that exist between the groups themselves. Relying on the eye
of the artist and honest in its dependence on social networking,
this exhibition reinforces It’s Who You Know.
Freeing the boundaries of the traditional exhibition experience,
this show relies on the artists themselves to present both
the experienced and the novice. Host artists Distort, Conor
Fields, Ashley Flynn, Brooke Holloway and Mia Rosenthal, although
familiar with the work of the invited artists, have challenged
the gallery to create a cohesive display through a veil of
mystery until the moment of installation. The resulting exhibition
is a choose-your-own adventure documenting separate artistic
pockets of Philadelphia, as well as an attempt to break free
from those insular groups for a more inclusive showing. In
the end, this exhibition will certainly prove the necessity
of social discourse.
About the Gallery
Born of and located in the thriving artistic community of
Northern Liberties in Philadelphia, Projects Gallery represents
some of today's finest contemporary artists. In a variety
of styles and media, Projects has a commitment to each artist's
individual vision and mastery of material. Whether internationally
known or emerging, each artist has a personal language that
provides a unique dialog.
Founded in 2004, Projects has received much critical attention for its high caliber of artists and exhibtions. Projects Gallery is a bi-level, mobile layout, three-exhibition room space. As well as being a full service gallery, able to adapt to the needs of our talented and diverse artists, we also provide a refeshing multi-functional rental space for the community. Projects is an excellent location for meetings, fundraisers and other social gatherings. |
