Comfortably Strange

 Comfortably Strange
December 7^th, 2012 – January 11^th, 2013
Opening Reception: Friday, December 7^th, 4–6pm

Philadelphia –
Society Hill Synagogue and Moore College of Art and Design’s Critical Discourse are pleased to present Comfortably Strange.  The December exhibition features the work of the twenty-five BFA Candidates in Moore’s Fine Arts Department and is the first wholly collaborative effort of the group.  This multifaceted show examines each individual artist's diverse approach to making, but embraces the common thread of internal journeys and discoveries in the studio. This is a rare opportunity to get a glimpse into the thoughtful and truthful explorations of these emerging artists.

Participating Artists:

Megan Means, Jennifer Galarza, Lynne Filion, Marie Scavetti, Chriztie Kaufmann, Lauren Tucker, Dani Sweeney, Kelley Montgomery, Jodee Gamel, Erin McGrath, Robin Donelly, Adriana Rabinovitch, Rebecca Guth, Jillian Trager, Caitlin Bludgus, Valerie Schaeffer, Kelly Colligan, Rebecca Marquez, Adrianne Paerels, Natalie Roy, Aimee Gilmore, Katelyn Irvine, Jessica Lentz, Jennifer Katelansky, Michelle Lynch

Comfortably Strange

December 7^th, 2012 – January 11^th, 2013

Opening Reception: Friday, December 7^th, 4 – 6pm

Society Hill Synagogue

418 Spruce Street

Philadelphia, PA 19106

215.922.6590
M-F 9am-3pm

http://societyhillsynagogue.org/

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Alexis Granwell: Lean To

October 5 - October 28, 2012

Opening Reception: Friday, October 5, 6-10pm

PHILADELPHIA‐
Tiger Strikes Asteroid is pleased to announce the opening of our October exhibition, Alexis Granwell: Lean To.  Granwell, a founding TSA member, will be presenting sculptures and monumental prints made during a summer residency at one of the only ten foot-presses in the country, at AS220 in Providence.  A recent video interview conducted in Granwell’s studio can be found on the website Gorky’s Granddaughter.

From the essay by Lauren van Haaften-Schick:
The ruin is a site of decay and remembrance – the armature that allows us to imagine life in a past or parallel time. Thus the ruin is always destroyed and re-creating itself in our individual psyches and collective culture. When archaeologists uncover a historic site, their first order of operation is to photograph every detail using black and white film, so that in the event that digital or advanced photographic technologies are not available, the images will be legible through the elementary act of holding the processed film to the sun. This is a logic appropriately developed by those who specialize in the lost, destroyed, discarded, decayed, and forgotten. It is crucial that these disinterested images capture the site as it was found, untouched and unexamined, revealing only fragmentary evidence; all that is seen is what lies at the surface, and the new skin that has come to envelop it. Clues are numbered, collected, classified, or their identity may be left unsolved. Sometimes additional pieces of the puzzle emerge, further illustrating the fiction and conjecture that has developed around this curious trove. It is typical that a complete history never emerges.

The works in Lean To depict metaphysical structures that have an ancient quality. They are beginnings, an infrastructure leading to the next complete event.  Working concurrently on both sculptures and prints, Granwell has a developed a provisional city of two and three-dimensional imagery that convulsively expands, erases, and erupts. 

Alexis Granwell: Lean To
October 5 – October 28, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, October 5, 6-10pm

Rubens Ghenov :: The Silent H 
September 7 – September 30, 2012
Opening reception:  Friday, September 7, 6pm-10pm

PHILADELPHIA- Tiger Strikes Asteroid is pleased to announce the opening of our September exhibition, The Silent H, featuring works by TSA member Rubens Ghenov. This exhibition is Rubens Ghenov’s first solo show with the gallery.

From the essay:
In the Portuguese language the letter h in the beginning of a word is silent, thus the words history and story are phonetically identical. Without much of a profound exegesis, history connotes fact, while story, fiction.
...If fact and fiction inhabit the two probable extremes in the line of truth, what kind of literature might reside in the middle? Could poetry occupy such a space? Could it somehow be the convergent moment between them?
...The story of Algia Adamus is found at this precise juncture where fact, fiction and poetry mingle muddily all ending in sound that turns silent.

In The Silent H, Rubens Ghenov will exhibit a series of paintings which engage his research on an obscure poet named Algia Adamus. The research was sparked by the discovery of a shared appreciation for a Sergio Mendes record cover, depicting a painting by the artist Ivan De Moraes. Strangely, both Ghenov and Adamus disliked the record, but kept the cover for years as an instrument of inspiration in their respective studios. Adamus in later years began reciting her poems through a makeshift sound machine in order to make intelligible speech dissolve into sound. Adamus disappeared in 1975, leaving numerous compositions taped over a Sergio Mendes cassette tape, bearing the shared image. Sheltered in Adamus, Ghenov dissolves her words, methodology, eristic and controversial history into images, creating another selection of poems.

Rubens Ghenov :: The Silent H 

September 7 – September 30, 2012

Opening reception:  Friday, September 7, 6pm-10pm
Hours:  Saturday and Sunday, 2pm-6pm and by appointment
(484)-469-0319, tigerstrikesasteroid@gmail.com

On Loan: Curated by Nora Salzman

August 3 – August 26, 2012

Opening reception:  Friday, August 3, 6pm-10pm

 

PHILADELPHIA- Tiger Strikes Asteroid is pleased to announce the opening of our August exhibition, On Loan: Curated by Nora Salzman.

On Loan is an examination of how institutional methods of display arrange our understanding of artworks. The disparate works in a contemporary group show are most commonly tied together conceptually while visually arranged to encourage individual viewing. In contrast, On Loan is designed to bind the conceptually distinct works together visually through the use of display so that the works are viewed collectively. By applying the highly codified institutional model of display to contemporary works in an art gallery context the didactic influence of display on the interpretation of art can be explored.

Featuring works by Meghan Gordon, Elizabeth Hamilton, Jamie Horgan, Anna Johnson, Serena Perrone, Jessica Smith, and Lucia Thome.

Nora Salzman received her MFA from The Rhode Island School of Design.  She was recently awarded the Fleisher Wind Challenge grant and was a fellow in residence at the MacDowell Colony. 

On Loan: Curated by Nora Salzman

August 3 – August 26, 2012

Opening reception:  Friday, August 3, 6pm-10pm

Hours:  Saturday and Sunday, 2pm-6pm and by appointment

(484)-469-0319, tigerstrikesasteroid@gmail.com

Tiger Strikes Asteroid is an artist-run and artist-curated exhibition space located at 319A North 11th Street, home to Vox Populi, Marginal Utility, Grizzly Grizzly, and Napoleon. Our goal is to connect the Philadelphia art scene to the global art community by showing the work of emerging artists from Philadelphia and other cities such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

Intramural: Curated by Rachael Gorchov & Caroline Santa

Intramural: Curated by Rachael Gorchov and Caroline Santa 

June 1 – July 1, 2012 

Opening Reception: Friday, June 1, 2012, 6pm - 10pm

 

PHILADELPHIA- Tiger Strikes Asteroid is pleased to announce the opening of our June exhibition, Intramural: Curated by Rachael Gorchov and Caroline Santa.
 
The idea for this show was sparked during a visit between the studios of it’s co-curators, TSA member Caroline Santa and Rachael Gorchov as they discussed the “messy edges” of their studios.

“In the gallery space, we usually see a resolved package. As artists, we want to present a streamlined idea. This clarity requires hours of fooling around with books, TV, the internet, or little projects. This show highlights work that provides a window into this process. The solitary Intramural activities artists participate in, investing time, energy, and materials into an idea that might not become
anything more...These intramural works can be viewed as research, play, blurry glimpses into masterworks or harbingers of new creative directions.” The exhibition features work by Frank Bramblett, Natalie Campbell & Heidi Neilson, Keith Crowley, Angela Dufresne, Julian Kreimer, MP Landis, Kele McComsey, Jackie Shatz and John Morton, and Christopher Ulivo.

Intramural: Curated by Rachael Gorchov and Caroline Santa
June 1 – July 1, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, June 1, 2012, 6pm - 10pm
Hours:  Saturday and Sunday, 2pm-6pm and by appointment
(484)-469-0319, tigerstrikesasteroid@gmail.com

Tiger Strikes Asteroid is an artist-run and artist-curated exhibition space located at 319A North 11th Street, home to Vox Populi, Marginal Utility, Grizzly Grizzly, and Napoleon. Our goal is to connect the Philadelphia art scene to the global art community by showing the work of emerging artists from Philadelphia and other cities such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

May Work

Opening Reception: May 4, 2012, 4-6pm
Terri Saulin and Patricia S. Robertson
Society Hill Synagogue
418 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Please join Terri and Patricia for a Spring Show.
The exhibition will feature functional ceramic ware from Terri Saulin and abstract paintings from Patricia Robertson. Both artists invest great care in their small scale works, investigating new forms, colors and textures. These works are explorations in the potential of the materials and processes. The paintings and objects created are a physical library of marks and layers, documenting the evolution of past and present works and sow seeds for future explorations.

Patricia S. Robertson is a painter and printmaker. She received her MFA from Tyler School of Art. She has been a resident at the Vermont Studio Center and at Penland School of Arts & Crafts. She has traveled to Los Angeles as a visiting artist at SelfHelp Graphics. This year she was a contributing essayist for the exhibition catalog Depth of Surface: González and Gómez. She has exhibited in Silver Springs, MD; Wilmington, DE; Baltimore, MD; Kansas City, MO; Birmingham, AL. Her most recent exhibition was a solo show at Trust Gallery in Philadelphia in September 2010. As well as teaching printmaking, book arts, and drawing she is a member of the printmaking organizations Southern Graphics International and Philagrafika and is a Guide at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Terri Saulin received her MFA from the University of the Arts and her BFA from Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia. She is a member and Press Coordinator of Tiger Strikes Asteroid, an artist-run and artist-curated exhibition space located at 319A North 11th Street in Philadelphia. Terri is an adjunct faculty member at Moore College of Art and Design, teaching Critical Discourse, and a variety of Ceramics and Sculpture classes in the BFA and Young Artist’s Workshop programs. She also teaches children at Society Hill Synagogue.

Anne Schaefer: What you couldn't plan for @ Tiger Strikes Asteroid

Anne Schaefer: What you couldn't plan for 
Opening Reception: Friday, May 4, 2012, 6pm - 10pm 
May 4 – May 27, 2012
 
PHILADELPHIA- Tiger Strikes Asteroid is pleased to announce the opening of its May exhibition, What you couldn't plan for, featuring works by TSA member Anne Schaefer. This will be Schaeferʼs second solo exhibition with the gallery.
 
May seems perfect timing for Anne Schaeferʼs new prints and approach to object making. The works in this exhibition are a departure from her recent installations that are rooted in years of rigorous study that employ finely tuned, precise decisions concerning color and form. The new works breath fresh air into the remnants that mark her studio process. The works are like Spring cuttings, arranged in a vase that offer the viewer a glimpse into the artistʼs atelier.
 
A visit to Schaeferʼs workspace reveals ghost like prints on walls and a collection of textured tape clusters. In her hands, by-products are transformed into delicately bundled, layered images. Pedestal-like elements grow roots and break away from rectilinear confines and flirt with more complex rhizomatic geometry. They are reminders of past works that have been grafted to each other, creating new possibilities for growth and expansion.
 
Anne Schaefer: What you couldn't plan for
May 4 – May 27, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, May 4, 2012, 6pm - 10pm
Hours:  Saturday and Sunday, 2pm-6pm and by appointment
(484)-469-0319, tigerstrikesasteroid@gmail.com

Last Chance to see Michael Macfeat's BAR SINISTER at TSA: 4/28 & 4/29, 2-6pm

Michael Macfeat’s “Bar Sinister” at Tiger Strikes Asteroid

Published on 24 April 2012 by Chip Schwartz in Philadelphia

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Tiger Strikes Asteroid takes a foray into pastel(er) pastures this month with the show “Bar Sinister” by Michael Macfeat. This solo show, curated by Terri Saulin, is on display in the gallery through April 29.
Spaced evenly along the walls are rectangular color studies. On one wall and hanging from the ceiling are simple wooden sculptures. The first impression to strike the viewer is neatness; there are no splashes of paint or torn edges here, only right angles and a small amount of text. Everything about “Bar Sinister” screams exactness. Every pattern is idealized and every hue very intentionally selected. The most chaotic part of the show is perhaps the pattern of black dots on a pink field entitled “Sagittarius in Bullet Holes on a Pink Wall,” but even this piece seems quite deliberate.

Michael Macfeat, "The Melancholy of Dreams (Roberto Bolano)."

When Macfeat utilizes textual elements, he makes them heavy-hitters. One notably bright red-and-yellow striped study reads: “The melancholy of dreams, their absolute futility.” While the words themselves are blurred and faded into the red bars, once the meaning is sifted from the shades, it hits like a ton of bricks. This piece would be depressing if it weren’t so matter of fact. Another piece quotes Samuel Beckett as saying, “To restore silence is the role of objects.” Indeed, aside from reading the text in this show, the room is steeped in silence.

Michael Macfeat, "Un/Balance," pine, steel and cotton.

Nothing proves the silence and simplicity better than the two sculptures. Both are constructed from wood and appear drab and serene. “Scorpion” is propped against a wall, appearing like a mix between a skateboard and a paddle. From the ceiling dangles the only moving object in the room entitled “Un/Balance.” One side of the wooden beam is a slightly longer and at each end is an empty cotton rice bag. The off-centered weight helps to let this structure spin slowly, freely and most importantly silently from the middle of the ceiling.

Michael Macfeat, "Popeye in Dub."

One particularly curious and eye-straining work is “Popeye in Dub.” It is the only distinctly pop-cultural image in the room, showing the lopsided and recognizable image of Popeye the Sailor. The focal point is in the same colors as the background blues, but slightly darker, and actually focusing on the cartoon character’s face is difficult. Here the hues are what matters and the portrait of Popeye acts as more of a formal element to introduce a series of lines into the slightly pixilated background shades.
If anything, Macfeat’s design intrigues are refreshing. The room is calming, and even when the words cause distress, there is neither immediacy nor urgency. While outside content is present, color and form are the pinnacles of this show. Macfeat very much succeeds in saying more by using less.
 Tiger Strikes Asteroid is located at 319 N. 11th St., suite 2H; tigerstrikesasteroid@gmail.com.

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Hello One and All,

CHER Collective is a curatorial effort to combat empty spaces. Uncertainty is Pop-Up Gallery’s middle name. When spaces become available we must pounce, but one never knows when the green light will beckon us onwards. So we must plan and have some non-denominational ration of faith. One way we can be ready for the artistic go ahead is to have a wide swath of artists/art work to draw from once opportunities arise. Spaces vary and not all works are suited for all venues. It’s best to have options. If you were sent this invitation it means you got art and we definitely want art.

Please let us know:

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CHER will then keep your information/work on file. We will contact you as soon as we have need of your work. Please update your records with us as circumstances change.

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Installing BAR SINISTER @ Tiger Strikes Asteroid with artist Michael Macfeat!

Michael Macfeat: BAR SINISTER

Curated by Terri Saulin 

April 6 – 29, 2012

Opening Reception: Friday, April 6^th, 2012, 6-10pm

Hours:  Saturday and Sunday, 2pm-6pm and by appointment

(484)-469-0319, tigerstrikesasteroid@gmail.com

319A North 11^th Street 2H, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Michael Macfeat's prints and sculptures in Bar Sinister concern themselves with the issue of color, one through artifice and the other through the natural process of patina and entropy. They bracket the temporal extremes of twenty years of Macfeat's oeuvre. An ambiguity of meaning is apparent. Neither the sculptures nor the images are obvious but often stem from his life long love affair with reading. They rely on Macfeat's history as a bibliophile, accumulating and cultivating a compendium of quotes both visual and verbal. They become color coded strategic military maps drawn from his interest in 'Pataphysics, the Situationists and Psychogeography. Once codes are cracked and coordinates deciphered, the connection modulates between the Dialectical Materialism of the Arte Povera group and an intellectual
stroll through the arcades with the flâneurs, leisurely  walking lobsters at the end of the leash. Allow yourself ample time to savor and linger over beautifully turned words and ideas.

- Curators Note
My first contact with Michael Macfeat was back in the early 1980’s. He was invited to lecture at Moore College of Art and Design by our mutual friend Bill Walton. Mike told revolutionary tales and offered proof that it was possible to buck the system and take control of the white cube. Early in his career, Mike was busy blazing trails and creating models for DIY cooperative spaces like those cozily nestled at 319 N. 11th Street. He was curating shows and procuring alternative spaces, offering sheet rocking labor to property owners in order to show his stable of friends/artists. At a show he arranged in an empty store front on South Street, he even went as far as dressing two art handlers in white lab coats to switch paintings throughout an entire opening. This delicately choreographed action made it possible to squeeze 80 pieces into a space that would only hold 20. At a leisurely pace, the two handlers were able to change every painting in the gallery, creating an entirely different exhibition every 45 minutes. This is just one example of Macfeat’s brilliant, poetic and simultaneously hilarious approach to Culture Trade.

Presenting the work of Michael Macfeat at Tiger Strikes Asteroid is an honor and a long overdue Thank you for his inspiration and friendship.

This Friday, April 6th, 2-6pm!

Michael Macfeat: BAR SINISTER @ Tiger Strikes Asteroid

 

Sagittarius in Bullet Holes on a Pink Wall, 2012

Michael Macfeat: BAR SINISTER

April 6 – 29, 2012

PHILADELPHIA- Tiger Strikes Asteroid is pleased to announce the opening of its April exhibition, Bar Sinister, featuring works by Michael Macfeat, curated by TSA member,Terri Saulin.

Michael Macfeat's prints and sculptures in Bar Sinister concern themselves with the issue of color, one through artifice and the other through the natural process of patina and entropy. They bracket the temporal extremes of twenty years of Macfeat's oeuvre. An ambiguity of meaning is apparent. Neither the sculptures nor the images are obvious but often stem from his life long love affair with reading. They rely on Macfeat's history as a bibliophile, accumulating and cultivating a compendium of quotes both visual and verbal. They become color coded strategic military maps drawn from his interest in 'Pataphysics, the Situationists and Psychogeography. Once codes are cracked and coordinates deciphered, the connection modulates between the Dialectical Materialism of the Arte Povera group and an intellectual stroll through the arcades with the flâneurs, leisurely walking lobsters at the end of the leash. Allow yourself ample time to savor and linger over beautifully turned words and ideas.

Michael Macfeat: BAR SINISTER

April 6 – 29, 2012

Opening Reception: Friday, April 6^th, 2012, 6-10pm

Hours:  Saturday and Sunday, 2pm-6pm and by appointment

(484)-469-0319, tigerstrikesasteroid@gmail.com

 

promo: Bar Sinister from Timothy Buckwalter on Vimeo.

Jaime Alvarez: Memento / Opening reception: Friday, March 2nd, 6pm-10pm

 

Jaime Alvarez: Memento        

March 2 – April 1, 2011

PHILADELPHIA- Tiger Strikes Asteroid is pleased to announce its March 2012 exhibition, “Memento”, the first solo exhibition by TSA member Jaime Alvarez.

Alvarez’s work explores particular details of icons that function within a larger established structure or ideology. He examines and subverts the idea of memory encapsulated within objects, which share an established history of decorative use.

"In allegory, the vision of the reader is larger than the vision of the text; the reader dreams to an excess, to an overabundance. To read an allegorical narration is to see beyond the relations of narration, character, desire. To read allegory is to live in the future, the anticipation of closure, beyond the closure of narrative." 

 - Susan Stewart, On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection

“Memento” is a collection of one hundred framed photographs of second hand souvenirs.  The figurines have been painted black, lit, and photographed from the rear or three quarters view, denying the viewer the “familiar” frontal view of the objects. Alvarez’s manipulation liberates the figurines, freeing them of past associations. The once ubiquitous statuettes are transformed into a sublime tableau. The objects speak a completely new language. Imbued with emotion, they become powerful talismans, gazing into the void.

Jaime Alvarez received his MFA from Cranbrook University & his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. He has been a member of Tiger Strikes Asteroid since 2011.

Jaime Alvarez: Memento

March 2 - April 1, 2012

Opening reception:  Friday, March 2nd, 6pm-10pm

Hours:  Saturday and Sunday, 2pm-6pm and by appointment

(484)-469-0319, tigerstrikesasteroid@gmail.com

Tiger Strikes Asteroid is an artist-run and artist-curated exhibition space located at 319A North 11th Street, home to Vox Populi, Marginal Utility, Grizzly Grizzly, and Napoleon. Our goal is to connect the Philadelphia art scene to the global art community by showing the work of emerging artists from Philadelphia and other cities such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. 

 

Matt Frock is launching his new book on "Kickstarter!" ONLY 20 DAYS LEFT TO HELP FUND THIS PROJECT!!!

 Hello Friends, Family & Colleagues,
After four years of rewarding hard work, Matt Frock (my awesome husband) has written and illustrated Love Squared, a lovingly crafted work of fiction told in words and pictures for ages nine to ninety.

He is trying to raise the initial costs of running a first edition printing through "Kickstarter." Please consider visiting the link & supporting this wonderful project through your pledge/purchase of a signed, first edition copy of the book, or consider some of the other pledge options including original art works offered as rewards for your gracious support.

There are only 20 days left to fund this project!!!
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES CLOSE MARCH 3rd!

Please check out Matt's Kickstarter book launch HERE!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1465549001/love-squared-first-edition

WHAT IS KICKSTARTER???

Kickstarter is the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Every week, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and other creative fields.

A new form of commerce and patronage. This is not about investment or lending. Project creators keep 100% ownership and control over their work. Instead, they offer products and experiences that are unique to each project.

All or nothing funding. On Kickstarter, a project must reach its funding goal before time runs out or no money changes hands. Why? It protects everyone involved. Creators aren’t expected to develop their project without necessary funds, and it allows anyone to test concepts without risk.

Each and every project is the independent creation of someone like you. Projects are big and small, serious and whimsical, traditional and experimental. They’re inspiring, entertaining and unbelievably diverse. We hope you agree... Welcome to Kickstarter!

      VALENTINES DAY IS ALMOST HERE!

What could possibly be a better gift than a book about falling in Love & saving the world! Supporting a great project on Kickstarter is heartwarming. A good deed, indeed! For a generous & loving pledge of 25$, you will receive a copy of “Love Squared” signed with a message from the author. (my awesome husband Matt Frock)


Can you buy multiple books?

Hecks yes!
Just add $20 to any pledge for an extra book!

Happy Love Day!!!
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Thank you so much for your consideration!
xx
- Terri

Matthew Frock: Love2 / Kickstarter Book Launch

Check Out Matt Frock's Kickstarter Book Launch! 

Love Squared First Edition For Sale on Kickstarter

Expect rapture – a bolt of inspiring lightning, instantaneously fracturing the mind at the moment of its mysterious conception. A vision if you like – from the like-minded genius of the author to your own noggin (we share the same mind, I’m reading your mind right now). Efficiently and concisely told, this is a story of fantastic brilliance – a crusading pilgrimage to the center of your beautiful and caring heart. It’s true what the experts say, “Love Squared will change your life forever!”

Details to follow about book release party at Brickbat Books in June!

Matthew Sepielli: Cathedral @ Tiger Strikes Asteroid / Opening Reception: Friday, February 3, 6pm‐10pm

 

Matthew Sepielli: Cathedral

PHILADELPHIA- Tiger Strikes Asteroid is pleased to announce its February 2012 exhibition, “Cathedral”, a project by Matthew Sepielli.

Though conceived as a cohesive project, the exhibit will have two distinctive parts; ten carved white paintings made of plaster on linen in the main gallery and a film in the gallery’s closet space.

“Cathedral” draws its inspiration from many different sources. Thoughts of sitting in a quiet church in the evening, watching the sun set in the winter and memories of walking in the woods late at night are all moments that are a part of its creation.

In addition, two different writers and their works have played an enormous role in the conception of the exhibit: Raymond Carver and his short story, “Cathedral” and Jun’ichirō Tanizaki and his essay, “In Praise of Shadows”.

The paintings in the show will be hung high on the walls to reference cathedral windows. Along with this, the works in the show will only be lit by daylight, the indirect light of the building’s hallway and a small lamp on the gallery’s desk. Those who attend the gallery during daylight hours will see the works in more light; those who attend during evening hours or the opening will see the works in dimmer light.

In the gallery’s closet space will be a short film made by the artist.

Matthew Sepielli is an artist living in Philadelphia and a member of Tiger Strikes Asteroid.

Matthew Sepielli: Cathedral

February 3 - 26, 2012

Opening reception:  Friday, February 3, 6pm-10pm

Hours:  Saturday and Sunday, 2pm-6pm and by appointment

(484)-469-0319, tigerstrikesasteroid@gmail.com

Tiger Strikes Asteroid is an artist-run and artist-curated exhibition space located at 319A North 11th Street, home to Vox Populi, Marginal Utility, Grizzly Grizzly, and Napoleon. Our goal is to connect the Philadelphia art scene to the global art community by showing the work of emerging artists from Philadelphia and other cities such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

      319A North 11^th Street 2H, Philadelphia, PA 19107 

http://www.TigerStrikesAsteroid.com