Stories
Stories is an interview series featuring artists and creatives in every neighborhood in Philadelphia. This is a partnership between The Philadelphia Citizen and Forman Arts Initiative, and it will run on both The Citizen and the FAI website.
Spel
RJ Rushmore
As a young man, Spel was one of Philadelphia’s most-recognized graffiti writers. Since 1990, he’s been restricted to making art behind bars, incarcerated for a crime that he says he did not commit.
Sam Heimer
RJ Rushmore
Artist Sam Heimer has made a career out of making joyfully macabre, darkly nostalgic illustrations in a bid to celebrate All Hallows Eve all year long.
Ted Passon
Logan Cryer
Is Ted Passon, co-director of Philly D.A. and creator of the new Hulu documentary rom-com Patrice: The Movie, just a South Jersey guy who got lucky — or a humble visionary who just so happens to collab with the likes of Alex De Corte and Tierra Whack?
John Jarboe
Logan Cryer
The Bearded Ladies Cabaret founder John Jarboe has a new interactive installation at the Fabric Workshop and Museum that is an earnest, absurd and macabre exploration of queer selfhood
Sonya Clark
RJ Rushmore
Sonya Clark’s video installation, The Descendants of Monticello explores what freedom means from the panes of Declaration House historical site
Zeinab Diomande
Logan Cryer
Gen Z artist Zeinab Diomande pushes the boundaries of painting, constantly experimenting with versions of the same subject: Themself