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] It is located on North 11th Street. It is the longest running artist collective in the city of Philadelphia.[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.

In 2011, Vox Populi opened a 1000 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, and Miguel Gutiérrez [12] among others.

Vox is also home to Fourth Wall, a dedicated video lounge space which the collective invites outside curators to program for 2–3 months at a time. Fourth Wall was originally founded as an independent gallery within the space called "Screening" in 2007 by collaborative video artists and former members Matthew Suib and Nadia Hironaka.[13]

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 Tate Modern's 10th anniversary celebrations.[14] In 2014, Vox Populi hosted the show Alien She, the first exhibition to examine the lasting impact of Riot Grrrl on artists and cultural producers working today co-curated by Astria Suparak and Ceci Moss. � [15]

Vox Populi's programming is made possible in part by funding from the Pew Center among other charitable foundations and private individuals.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Guy Ben-Ari: Yes to Burning Eyes at Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia". artiscontemporary.org.
  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. ↑ "COUNTER/ACTS at AUX".
  13. ↑ "Artist Pension Trust-Matthew Suib".
  14. ↑ "Tate Modern-No Soul For Sale".
  15. ↑ "Vice Magazine- Go see Alien She".
  16. ↑ "Vox Populi". Pew Center website.

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