Vox Populi (art gallery)

Vox Populi is a nonprofit art gallery and collective in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988,[1] it presents experimental art and ideas via monthly shows, performances, and gallery talks.[2] Located on North 11th Street, it is the longest running artist collective in the city.[3]

Among the artists whose work the space has hosted include Kembra Pfahler, Israeli artist Guy Ben-Ari,[1] and Philadelphia-based artists Virgil Marti[4][5] and Brainstormers member Maria Dumlao.[6] Musical performers at their old location on Cherry Street included Gang Gang Dance, Comets on Fire, Growing,[7] Wolf Eyes[8] and many others.

History

In 2011, Vox Populi opened a 1,000-square-foot black box performance space, AUX, which highlights interdisciplinary time-based art with sound art, film screenings, performance, dance, and experimental theater as well as hosting classes, workshops, and other events.[9] AUX has hosted programs with performers and media artists such as Dynasty Handbag,[10] Jacolby Satterwhite,[11] CA Conrad, Angela Washko,[12] Ann Hirsch,[13] and Miguel Gutiérrez [14] among others.

Vox is also home to Fourth Wall, a dedicated video lounge which the collective invites outside curators to program for 2 to 3 months at a time. Fourth Wall was founded as an independent gallery within the space called "Screening" in 2007 by collaborative video artists and former members Matthew Suib and Nadia Hironaka.[15]

In 2010, Vox Populi was invited to participate in "No Soul For Sale" at the Tate Modern, a festival of 70 international independent non-commercial art spaces, held in the Turbine Hall as part of the museum's 10th anniversary celebrations.[16] Four years later, Vox Populi hosted the show "Alien She," the first exhibition to examine the lasting impact of Riot Grrrl on artists and cultural producers working now co-curated by Astria Suparak and Ceci Moss .[17]

Funding

The galley's programming is made possible in part by funding from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage among other charitable foundations and private individuals.[18]

References
  1. "Guy Ben-Ari: Yes to Burning Eyes at Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia". artiscontemporary.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  2. "Art Spaces: Vox Populi". New Museum.
  3. "ICA Philadelphia Field Trip".
  4. "Curriculum Vitae". virgilmarti.com.
  5. http://2gc0771gkd8m295j5p2hvgje72l.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/WA-MATRIX-167-Brochure-4.1-pages-FINAL.pdf
  6. "Maria Dumlao". Vox Populi.
  7. "Philadelphia Weekly-2005 Summer of Live".
  8. "Video: Wolf Eyes @ Vox Populi - Philadelphia, PA". Prefix mag.
  9. "Philadelphia Inquirer- Vox Populi Opens Performance Space".
  10. "Dynasty Handbag at AUX".
  11. "Jacolby Satterwhite at AUX".
  12. Populi, Vox. "Vox Populi > SCREENING & in Conversation with Angela Washko". voxpopuligallery.org. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  13. Populi, Vox. "Vox Populi > In Conversation: Ann Hirsch and Jacolby Satterwhite". voxpopuligallery.org. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  14. "COUNTER/ACTS at AUX".
  15. "Artist Pension Trust-Matthew Suib".
  16. "Tate Modern-No Soul For Sale".
  17. "Vice Magazine- Go see Alien She".
  18. "Vox Populi". Pew Center website.


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