Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2021 . Censorship . Very few things humans do rise to the level of true evil. True evil perverts the soul, keeps persons from thriving physically or mentally. Censorship, attempted mind control, rises to that level of evil. No one is truly free mentally if someone else controls what she/he … Read more
Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2021 . 1975: My First Camera . My dad was an amateur photographer who learned in the 1940’s how to process his own film in his bathroom at the apartment he and my mom had at 39th and Baring street in West Philadelphia. Dad was eager to see me … Read more
Text by Katie Kerl, Copyright 2021 . Living Legacy . When life spins us full circle, we are finally able to see. We see our past mistakes, our newfound strengths, weaknesses, the way we express empathy, and our ability to have an impact on change around us. I sat down and tried to write this many times and it ended in tears. I am not … Read more
Text by Milan Burnett, Copyright 2021 . A Prelude . When people hear that you’re from New York, the first thing that comes to their mind are the five boroughs – Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, or Staten Island. Drive about 30 minutes North of the city, and you’ll find White Plains, where I was … Read more
Tableaux Vivants: 1994 – 1996 . Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2021 . This exhibition Tableaux Vivants: 1994 – 1996 is being hosted by my dear friend the artist James Dupree. I met James and his wonderful wife Anita in the mid-eighties when I moved my family into Philadelphia’s Bella Vista neighborhood. It was known … Read more