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Nancy D. F. Halbert, a col- lection which includes ges- tural art, figurative paint- ings, pastels and mono- prints. Halbert has used her experiences an a dancer to translate movement into her art expressions and create a sense of rhythm and style.


GALLERY MUSE


52 N. Second Street 215-627-5310


SHOW WILL RUN THROUGH OCT. 28


Gallery Joe, also in Old Artist: Daniel Gerwin


a single piece calls “Epi- sodic Drift #2”. It stretches from the front to the back of the gallery. A series of lad- ders are displayed across the room - running along the floor, propped against the wall, hanging from the ceiling.


But a second, and closer,


look reveals that what seems three-dimensional is really two-dimensional - that these ladders are really photographs of lad- ders, mounted on fiber- board or glued to the walls. The work has been done with tremendous precision and attention to detail. It’s almost necessary to manu- ally check to confirm that these are actually images of reality. A triumph of trompe l’oeil!


The ladders lead you


across the room, from entrance to back wall. Wil- liams says that ladders are designed to be portable, temporary and moveable,


yet these ladders are silent, unmoving, removed, re- mote. And yet they move you toward an increas- ingly complex formation, to spaces which they define and shape. The impression is of sus- pended animation. They have been stopped in mid- air, caught in space during their flight. Was there an explosion? Or was gravity suspended for a moment in time? A really intriguing display which invites study and thought.


• • • In Old City Muse Gal- lery is featuring the work of


UNIVERSITY CITY ARTS LEAGUE


4226 Spruce Street 215-382-7811


SHOW RUNS THROUGH OCT. 27


City, is showing a number of small constructions by Alex Paik. These light- hearted paper sculptures, made of paper painted and/or colored by the artist, are painstakingly assembled and given simple titles -”Airy”, “Retro”. A charming, gleeful collection.


GALLERY JOE


302 Arch Street 215-592-7752


SHOW WILL RUN THROUGH NOV. 10


Artist: Jennifer Williams


Preview: October 25 Presented by The Women’s Committee to Benefit the


University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology More information: www.wcpennmuseum.com PRESENTING SPONSOR


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