This Must Be The Place

An incredible home studio visit with the legend @jaitherwest today 👀 Stay tuned for an exciting new project coming up! . ID 1: artist Jaithur West standing in front of a chain link fence in front of a brick building. On his left is an assortment of paintings on canvas leaning up against each other. J has brown skin, is wearing a black tank top, black sweatpants and black slip on shoes and is smiling. It is sunny and leaf shaped shadows fall on the sidewalk. ID 2: a close up of an acrylic painting with many figures stacked on top of each other. The figures are clustered in groups seated in different ways in what appears to be the inside of buses and trains. The top of the painting depicts silver doors of the inside of a subway train. ID 3: artist Jaithur West stands in front of a painting on the wall with his back to the viewer. He is gesturing towards a painting on the wall, which hangs above a television. The painting is a cluster of faces in various states of rendering, some blurry and some sharply detailed. Jaithur has his left hand extended towards the painting. To the right is another smaller painting of figures with a red background. ID 4: a pair of painted jeans on a white background. The surface of the jeans are painted completely with faces and figures, covering almost all of the fabric.

✨️The Place Press is pleased to announce the release of George Shands, The Sea the new album available on cassette tape!✨️ . Come out to George Shand's live performance and purchase your copy this Thursday 9/4 at Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk, starting at 6pm. . George has created an album that has cool, soothing, meditative, synth sounds inspired by the sea.🐚 Each cassette comes with a small booklet that folds out into a poster. . After the event, The Sea will be available for purchase on cassette tape from our online shop and for download on George's bandcamp @gfreshemporium . 💖Special thank you to  George Shands @gfreshemporium and Josh Meakim @smoothjazzmotorcycle . Descriptions of slides in Alt Text.

Now on view at @kellywritershouse Queen Nancy Bell: I Spread Out My Hands features twenty recent works on paper in acrylic and pen. Compositions on pale yellow paper feature Bell’s signature singular forms, created as divinely informed responses to specific bible passages. The complex, undulating imagery ranges from mandala-like patterns unfurling from a central point to densely textured animals who appear and disappear in complex networks of marks. Bell describes making her art as a spiritual act: “As I meditate on God, everything comes down from heaven, right down on that paper.” This is Bell’s second solo exhibition curated by This Must Be The Place. Queen Nancy Bell: I Spread Out My Hands opening reception Thursday, Sept 4th from 6 - 8pm on view through October 9th

🔊Stay tuned! We want to share a little hint of our upcoming project with you! 🌊 . . . . Image descriptions: The first slide is a photo of two rows of blue cassette tapes. The second slide is a photo of the same rows of tapes with one propped up. It reads in silver and blue background, George Shands.

Save the Date! Thursday, September 4th at the @kellywritershouse ! . This Must Be The Place invites you to join us for a serene musical journey and a transcendent visual art experience at University of Pennsylvania’s Kelly Writer’s House. Delight in a live performance by George Shands @gfreshemporium , in celebration of the release of his new album, The Sea, on cassette. After the performance, experience the artwork of Queen Nancy Bell in her solo exhibition, I Spread Out My Hands, featuring new works in drawing and painting inspired by her deep spiritual devotion. Merch, books, and artwork available for purchase at the event. Queen Nancy Bell: I Spread Out My Hands will be on view through October 9th. Atmospheric and watery, intended to “soothe and relax,” The Sea (2025) takes the listener on a journey like a cool dive through sun-dappled surf. Beds of sound created through a combination of organically and digitally-inspired effects showcase Shands’ talent for crafting music that is simultaneously meditative and energizing. The Sea is Shands’ sixth album, and second cassette release. Queen Nancy Bell: I Spread Out My Hands features twenty recent works on paper in acrylic and pen. Compositions on pale yellow paper feature Bell’s signature singular forms, created as divinely informed responses to specific bible passages. The complex, undulating imagery ranges from mandala-like patterns unfurling from a central point to densely patterned animals who appear and disappear in complex networks of marks. Bell describes making her art as a spiritual act: “As I meditate on God, everything comes down from heaven, right down on that paper.” This is Bell’s second solo exhibition curated by This Must Be The Place.

Thanks to @emilybschilling for the write-up of Queen Nancy Bell’s exhibition at @tsa_philly in @rawvisionmagazine ! 💫💫💫

Today is the final day of Queen Nancy Bell: Fingertips of Jesus and Feathertips of Jehovah at @tsa_philly - gallery open from 12-6! Pick up a copy of QNB’s monograph while you’re there 💫 Some install shots by @cocobanal . Many thanks to @tsa_philly @lucy.pistilli.3d.compulsions @christopher.ltd and @fleisherollman for the support in pulling together this beautiful show.

🪽🕊This Must Be the Place invites you to the closing reception of Queen Nancy Bell: Fingertips of Jesus, Feathertips of Jehovah. This Saturday, Dec. 14th from 1 to 4 pm 🕊🪽 At Tiger Strikes Asteroid @tsa_philly 1400 N. American St. Artist Nancy Bell will be signing copies of her art publication Queen Nancy Bell, Wings of Evangelistics published by This Must Be the Place. Copies will be available for purchase. Come and spend some time with us! ✨️ Image descriptions in Alt Text Frames for this exhibition are generously provided by Christopher Company LTD. @christopher.ltd

Queen Nancy Bell: Fingertips of Jesus and Feathertips of Jehovah, on view at @tsa_philly through December 21st. Gallery hours Satudays from 12-6pm, & by appointment - DM us if you’d like to visit on another day! Queen Nancy Bell: Wings of Evangelistics is available for purchase on our site now, link in bio.

The Wedding at Cana, 2024 Queen Nancy Bell: Fingertips of Jesus and Feathertips of Jehovah, on view at @tsa_philly through December 21st. Gallery hours Satudays from 12-6pm, & by appointment - DM us if you’d like to visit on another day! Queen Nancy Bell: Wings of Evangelistics is available for purchase on our site now, link in bio.

Queen Nancy Bell: Fingertips of Jesus and Feathertips of Jehovah, on view at @tsa_philly through December 21st. Gallery hours Satudays from 12-6pm, & by appointment - DM us if you’d like to visit on another day! Queen Nancy Bell: Wings of Evangelistics is available for purchase on our site now, link in bio.

🪽✨️Queen Nancy Bell Wings of Evangelistics✨️🪽, our newest book launch showcasing the works of artist Queen Nancy Bell, is officially live on our website with a link in our bio! . Come and celebrate with us at the reception for her solo show Queen Nancy Bell, Fingertips of Jesus and Feathertips of Jehovah @tsa_philly this Thursday, November 14th 6pm to 9pm. Queen Nancy Bell will be signing books! . The space Bell's art has created is soothing, focused, and spiritual, and we hope to see you there.🤲💕 . Special thanks to @liviacharman for creating the beautiful text design for the book. . Image descriptions in alt text. . Description of video in the last slide: A video of Virginia's hand opening the book and turning pages of the book that is filled with Queen Nancy Bell's paintings.