Philadelphia Art Scene: Exhibitions from Immendorff Retrospective to Photography Triennial

A Jörg Immendorff career survey at Golden Paley Galleries reassesses the German artist whose American notoriety peaked briefly during the 1980s. The exhibition runs from January 23 through March 21 at Moore College of Art and Design. Woodmere Art Museum launches its first Triennial of Contemporary Photography, aiming to highlight diverse photographic currents in the Delaware Valley region. Locks Gallery presents video and print works exploring apocalyptic future landscapes until January 30. At the Barnes Foundation, a recent installation reorganized gallery space while examining institutional history. The Fabric Workshop and Museum displayed Victorian wallpaper from May 9 to September 13, 2003, noting its use as a 19th-century bourgeois status symbol during mechanical reproduction's apex. A photographer documents Fire Island's present and past lives. Another artist's retrospective featuring thoughtfully used materials continues through June 21.