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February 20-26, 2003 artpicks Odd Fellows
Space 1026. Royal Art Lodge. Write those names down. Someday you may see them in art history books. They¹re not places where Picasso frolicked, nor are they froufrou art salons in the UK. They¹re artists¹ collectives, in Philadelphia and Winnipeg respectively, that are producing some of the wittiest art in a long time. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts celebrates these artistic pranksters with its latest exhibit, "Odd Fellows,! a show of felt dolls and drawings by Andrew Jeffrey Wright (from Space 1026), and Marcel Dzama and Michael Dumontier (from Royal Art Lodge). Humor seems to be paramount in this trio¹s works. You might even call it playful. After all, their art is created with Sharpie markers, ink, watercolors, cheap paper, felt, thread -- materials often found in kindergarten rumpus rooms. But, according to PAFA contemporary art curator Alex Baker, these artists also explore darker territory -- scary monsters, sexuality and all things sinister. Highlights of the show include a gaggle of Dumontier¹s felt dolls, which are accompanied by text labels and range from the silly -- "Kiss me 100 times and something might happen! -- to the melancholy -- "My creator made me afraid of the world.! Dzama will exhibit his watercolor and ink drawings, in which he uses root beer soda syrup for brown tones. Wright will show his fantastical drawings of aliens. Odd Fellows, Feb. 22- April 27, $5-8, opening reception Fri., Feb. 21, 6 –8 p.m.; Art-at-Lunch talk with Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Wed., March 5, noon, free; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 118 N. Broad St., 215-972-7600.
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