"Interview with Summer Above Curator, Wallace Whitney"

Please click through to "The Nicola Midnight St. Claire" and read this interview with Wallace Whitney, curator of "Summer Above." This makes an interesting read whether or not you have gotten a chance to come by Tiger Strikes Asteroid to see the show (although I highly recommend that you do).

"The show looks nice at TSA, I realized at the opening it was the third show I have created since September (besides my normal CANADA co-curation duties) and that I have also done two solo shows of my own work since October.  So that, plus a room full of Philly's hip-wa-zee, plus a really nice low-pressure system, and several beers I was feeling great!  As far as the show there, I felt like I couldn't really describe it until I actually saw it installed.  It featured 4 artists, 2 Canada vets, Joanna Malinowska and Matt Connors, both of whom I have known for years now in New York and Lauren Luloff who I met maybe a year ago and who is my new go-to artist/excellent person and Roger Van Voorhees who I barely know at all.  So it was a way of extending myself comfortably, reaching for a brass ring while lying in a comfy bed. "  - Wallace Whitney

Intrigued? "Summer Above" is on view at Tiger Strikes Asteroid until June 23rd. We're open Saturday and Sunday 2-6pm, as well as by appointment - tigerstrikesasteroid at gmail dot com

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Caroline Santa featured in ArtPneuma Video

ArtPneuma, "a project to produce awareness of artists, in order to shine a light on their work, process, and thinking," created this short documentary about Tiger Strikes Asteroid member Caroline Santa.

Santa's work was featured in Tiger Strikes Asteroid's most recent show "Coda." To learn more about ArtPneuma check out their youtube account or facebook page: ArtPneuma Facebook, ArtPneuma on Youtube.
Please check this out, there is nothing better than getting to hear artists speak about their own work and practice! 

Caroline Santa, "Coda" written up on The Art Blog

Tiger Strikes Asteroid member Caroline Santa received a great review of her show "Coda" on The Art Blog.  Julian Phillips writes, "The artist’s previous work shows an affinity towards use of strong color and shape, which “Coda” echoes but reinvents. Coda draws with materials and takes a look at the process of art making, one step of at a time. Santa’s ideas and approach make refreshing new pathways to consider."

 Come see this "invigorating look at the creative process" Saturday and Sunday from 2-6pm before it comes down Sunday, May 28th. The weather is great, so come on out! Tiger Strikes Asteroid is located on the second floor of 319A N. 11th St, Philadelphia.

Caroline Santa - Coda

Tiger Strikes Asteroid is pleased to announce the opening of gallery member Caroline Santa's show "Coda". This new work from Santa deals with "Previously unresolved drawings" which "are remembered, reexamined, and reshaped to become a fresh inventory of color, marks, and surfaces."

"Coda" is up May 9th until May 29th. Tiger Strikes Asteroid is located on the second floor of 319A North 11th St, Philadelphia. Hours are 2-6pm Saturday and Sunday, or by appointment. For more information please email us at tigerstrikesasteriod at gmail dot com.

Get on the Block Opens Friday, May 13th

"Get on the Block", a show featuring Julianne Ahn, Matt Phillips, Travis LeRoy Southworth, Liz Zanis, TSA member Alex Paik  , is opening this Friday at Camel Art Space in Brooklyn. The show, curated by Lauren van Haaften-Schick "explores social and self-conscious motivations and anxieties surrounding art production and display. Through sincere humor, humility and coy absurdity, these artists confront what critic Jan Verwoert has termed "the pressure to perform," the expectation that artists and cultural producers present only absolute, correct assertions with the "genius-like" promise of positive results. In contrast, these works offer open-ended proposals or temporary conclusions, rendering suspect the desire and criteria for defining success or failure."

The opening reception is Friday, May 13th from 6-9pm. The show is up until June 13th. 
Camel Art Space
722 Metropolitan Avenue, 2nd floor
Brooklyn, NY 11211