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.
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.
Briell Giancola
Grid on Grid
2021
acrylic on paper
18 x 24 in.
Carmel Dor
Pit in Our Stomach
2022
oil on canvas
48 x 48 in.
Lorna Bostwick-Pope
Give Me A Boost
2022
oil paint, charcoal, and oil pastel on canvas
32 1/2 x 40 in.
Marguerita Hagan
Champagne & Crinoline
2023
ceramic
6 x 6 x 3.25 in.
Taylor Pilote
Old People Buick
2019
Aqua resin
Height: 40 in.; Width: 12 in.; Depth: 8 in.
Alyx Johnson
On My Way
2023
Yarn
Height: 38 in.; Width: 47 in.; Depth: 6 1/2 in.
Ben Rodrigo
Mushroom Room
2020
acrylic on canvas
20 x 16 in. (23 x 19 in. framed)
Jordan Princiotta
INFECTION
2023
sculpture
Variable Dimensions
Ben Rodrigo
Rainbow Canyon River
2021
acrylic on canvas
16 x 20 in. (19.5 x 23.5 framed)
Christl Stringer
Into the Pasture
2023
oil on canvas
36 x 48 in.
Krista Dedrick-Lai
Mirror
2021
acrylic on canvas
18 x 24 in.
Jeremiah Watson
Gunk 3/Fuel Spill
2020
Fine Art Giclée Print
16 x 24 in.
Jeremiah Watson
Gunk 4/Mutated Algae
2020
Fine Art Giclée Print
16 x 24 in.
Branche Coverdale
Farewell
2020
acrylic gouache on paper
22 x 33 in.
Taylor Pilote
The DeVille special
2021
Aqua resin
Height: 16 in.; Width: 20 in.; Depth: 8 in.
Minah Kim
ob/ject vessel
2022
glazed ceramics
Height: 14 in.; Width: 19 in.; Depth: 17 in.
Mehgan Abdel-Moneim
Tax Season Nest (1 of 3)
2023
Mixed media
20 1/2 x 19 in.
Mehgan Abdel-Moneim
Tax Season Nest (2 of 3)
2023
Mixed media
12 x 9 in.
Mehgan Abdel-Moneim
Tax Season Nest (3 of 3)
2023
Mixed media
8 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.
Briell Giancola
YOU GOT GAMES ON YOUR PHONE?
2022
acrylic on canvas
48 x 60 in.
Henry Merker
Colony of Microflora
2022
acrylic paint pen on gesso board
18 x 24 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.
Branche Coverdale
Triplet Flow
2020
acrylic gouache on panel
22 x 30 in.
Krista Dedrick-Lai
In My Guts
2022
acrylic on canvas
18 x 24 in.
Aaron Harel (ft. Sofi Rami & a.j. zone designs)
Brilliant
2022
Up-cycled Drum Shells, Spray Paint
25 x 49 in.
Christopher Richards
Assorted movement stones
2023
Stones, concrete, acrylic, oilstick, clay, epoxy
Various Dimensions
Corliss Cavalieri
Wonder Machine
2005
oil on canvas
70 x 67 in.
Lorraine Glessner
A Graceful Madness
2023 acrylic, gouache, mixed media on Duralar
34 x 21 in.
Raymond Uhlir
Off Road
2021
Oil on canvas
16 x 20 in.
Marguerita Hagan
Bird Tribe (Petit Pit-Fired Rongorongo)
2022
ceramic
Height: 3 3/4 in.; Width: 3 in.; Depth: 1 3/4 in.
Marguerita Hagan
Making Waves (Petit Red Rongorongo)
2022
ceramic
Height: 3 1/2 in.; Width: 3 1/2 in.; Depth: 2 1/4 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.
Ben Rodrigo
Party Monsters
2019
marker on paper
11 x 14 in. (12 x 15 in. framed)
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.
Taylor Pilote
Nomad
2022
Aqua resin
Height: 36 in.; Width: 16 in.; Depth: 8 in.
Raymond Uhlir
Swimming Pool
2021
Oil on canvas
40 x 30 x 1 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.