The coasts unite in Smokesignals:
@diego_c_juarez grew up in Southern California;
@gianna_santucci is from Florida. The two artists met at
@tyler_painting during their MFA program in painting and have been studio mates since August 2023. The Pacific meets the Gulf in the City of Brotherly Love. Blue state; red state; swing state. Palm trees. Beaches. The Wissahickon. The coasts: where earth dissolves into sea. Warm air, sunscreen. The desert; the tropics. Fire and flood.
Check it out now through May 2 at
@bigrampphilly
Curated by
@wink.ink
Also, fun fact: the closing reception of “Smokesignals” will act as the launch of
@sensusphilly Issue 3. The gathering will take place May 2 from 6-9 p.m.
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Image captions:
Gianna Santucci, When it’s all over I’ll meet you by the shore. Yeti cooler, projector, audio transducer, sound, 21.1 × 15.9× 15.4 inches, 2026.
Diego Juárez, Disaster Zone Coverage, Image transfer, ink, acrylic, chalk, and flashe on paper, 21.2 x 28.75 inches, 2026.
Diego Juárez, Fireproof (after Tom Phillips), Acrylic, image transfer, and flashe on canvas, 21.2x 28.75 inches, 2026.
Gianna Santucci, Vanguard, tissue paper, aluminum foil, dimensions variable, 2026.