Jun 29, 2021
Happy birthday, Eileen Neff! A lifelong resident of Philadelphia, Neff is interested in the poetic gap between objects and their representation. Her work, currently on view in “New Grit: Art & Philly Now,” playfully invites us to question the experience of viewing nature and art: a store-bought plastic hedge (which the artist calls a “real fake hedge”) sits in front of a photograph of a window; a photograph of a bird is nestled high above you on the ceiling; and a photograph of the great outdoors is, upon closer look, actually the inside of a diorama at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Be sure to visit her dynamic installation, co-conceived with artist Micah Danges, in “New Grit: Art & Philly Now” before August 22.
