HOT•BED PRESENTS
WACK!
HOT BED is pleased to present WACK!, an open-call exhibition featuring twenty-four contemporary artists. This exhibition opens June 17, 2023, with an opening reception from 6 - 9 PM and runs through August 12, 2023 with a closing reception 6 - 9 PM. Visitors can RSVP for gallery hours and/or special events at hotbedphilly.com/appointments. As always, HOT BED is free and open to the public.
When the world gets too weird to comprehend, art and design of the moment reflect that. Weirdness is becoming the new norm. In light of forced detachment from pre-COVID lives, HOT BED has gathered the latest perspectives on the new and unfamiliar. WACK! invites artists and viewers to lean into the absurdity of our present moment. The artists in this exhibition fearlessly embrace how “wack” life in Philly has become and show us what wonderful things this weirdness creates.
WACK! upholds HOT BED’s commitment to transforming the Philadelphia arts scene through memorable encounters with culture. Since its founding five years ago, HOT BED has cultivated spaces where creativity flourishes. We provide the Philadelphia community with an environment of growth and enrichment carefully curated in our trademark biophilic gallery. Our goal is to produce the next great idea. Our method? Leaning into the zany, the wild, the weird.
The exhibition will be on view from June 17 - August 12, 2023
Krista Dedrick-Lai
Pocket 10
2022/2023
nylon string, underwire from a bra, reclaimed lace scarf, fabric, painted towel,
16 x 27 in.
Taylor Pilote
The DeVille special
2021
Aqua resin
Height: 16 in.; Width: 20 in.; Depth: 8 in.
Aubrey Fink / Wolfdog
Little Guardian No. 095
2022/2023
Roma Plastilina Modeling Clay, twig
Height: 2 in.; WIdth: 1 1/2 in.; Depth: 2 3/4 in.
Aubrey Fink / Wolfdog
Little Guardian No. 092
2022/2023
Roma Plastilina Modeling Clay
Height: 4 in.; Width: 3 in.; Depth: 3 1/2 in.
Aubrey Fink / Wolfdog
Little Guardian No. 094
2022/2023
Roma Plastilina Modeling Clay
Height: 3 in.; WIdth: 2 in.; Depth: 3 in.
Aubrey Fink / Wolfdog
Little Guardian No. 093
2022/2023
Roma Plastilina Modeling Clay
Height: 4 in.; Width: 4 in.; Depth: 2 1/2 in.
Aubrey Fink / Wolfdog
Little Guardian Nos. 096 & 097
2022/2023
Roma Plastilina Modeling Clay
Height: 4 in.; Width: 2 in.; Depth: 2 1/2 in.
Christopher Richards
Assorted movement stones
2023
Stones, concrete, acrylic, oilstick, clay, epoxy
Various Dimensions
Lorraine Glessner
A Graceful Madness
2023 acrylic, gouache, mixed media on Duralar
34 x 21 in.
Marguerita Hagan
Seer (Petit Pit-Fired Rongorongo)
2022
ceramic
Height: 2 3/4 in.; Width: 3 in.; Depth: 1 3/4 in.
Jay Reyes (The Super Poor Kids)
King’s 3rd Dimension
2023
wood and acrylic spray paint
Height: 20 in.; Width: 15 in.; Depth: 5 in.
Alex Schechter
The Transcendent Nadir
2022
Drawing on paper, Panel, Acrylic paint, Walnut, Neon, Artificial Plant, Mirrored Acrylic
Height: 24 in.; Width: 24 in.; Depth: 16 in.
Chen-Yi Wu
The Falling Lovers
2019
HD Video (run time: one minute, forty-six seconds)
variable dimensions
Henry Merker
Spontaneous Lamp
2023
MDF-steel-ash-aluminum-lighting components
Height: 18 1/2 in.; Diameter: 10 in.