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Lev Feigin

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BSR Contributor Since November 10, 2017

Lev Feigin is a Philadelphia writer, flâneur, and, occasionally, photographer. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia (née Leningrad), he received a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the CUNY Graduate Center. He writes about the visual arts, books and photography.

Lev Feigin is a Philadelphia writer, flâneur, and, occasionally, photographer. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia (née Leningrad), he received a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the CUNY Graduate Center. He writes about the visual arts, books and photography.

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Claire Kincade’s ‘Franklin Place’ lets you feel the warmth and the chill. (Image courtesy of Cerulean.)

Cerulean Arts Gallery presents ‘New Radicals’

From bottles to the basilica
The new group show at Cerulean is a rewarding roundup of Philly painters, from established artists to new talents to watch. Lev Feigin reviews.
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Lev Feigin

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A Wench passes down the tradition. (Photo by Andrea Modica, courtesy of the Print Center.)

Andrea Modica's 'January 1'

It's a man's world
'January 1,' Andrea Modica's new book of photography, takes an unsparing look at an annual Philadelphia tradition: Mummer Wenches. Review by Lev Feigin.
Lev Feigin

Lev Feigin

Articles 4 minute read
In 1869, when it was built, the Mill Creek Sewer was reportedly the world's largest sewer pipe. (Photo by Joseph E.B. Elliott.)

'Philadelphia: Finding the Hidden City,' by Joseph E.B. Elliot, Nathaniel Popkin, and Peter Woodall

The city you don't see
'Philadelphia: Finding the Hidden City' peers behind the locked doors and under the streets of our city's history. Lev Feigen reviews.
Lev Feigin

Lev Feigin

Articles 4 minute read
Ying Li's 'Cranberry Island, Red Canoe,' oil on linen, 16 x 16 inches. (Photo courtesy of Gross McCleaf Gallery.)

Gross McCleaf Gallery presents Ying Li's 'Sojourn'

Double geographies
Gross McCleaf Gallery's exhibition of artist Ying Li's new work shows her progress from the social realism of the Chinese Cultural Revolution to pure abstraction. Lev Feigen reviews.
Lev Feigin

Lev Feigin

Articles 3 minute read