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The Mattress Factory's latest Gestures show is by turns sobering and touching.
The tenuousness of existence seemed to color my perception of the remainder of this very strong exhibition.
By Melissa Kuntz | November 19, 2009

Pittsburgh little museum devoted to animation and comics art expands -- and moves Downtown.
"We are all Mickey Mouse, we are all SpongeBob."
By Melissa Meinzer | November 19, 2009

The places where we simply wait are the subject of Transfer Lounge, at Space Gallery.
"It's interesting to me that the ways of communicating have changed so much, but the content remains the same, about longing to be part of a network."
By Lucy Leitner | November 12, 2009

Even alongside Icons of American Photography, Esther Bubley's 1951 Children's Hospital images shine.
Children's Hospital is a kind of sprawling still-life, where nurses and patients are frozen in time, stethoscopes at the ready.
By Robert Isenberg | November 5, 2009

A photographic museum explores the 19^th century's profusion of images of dead children.
"I think this just came out of necessity, of people wanting that last image of their loved one before they were put into the ground."
By Lucy Leitner | October 29, 2009

While it could have been more exciting architecturally, the new August Wilson Center connects.
Barclay's expressed desire to choose Williams' comparatively restrained proposal over other more adventurous options seems shrewder now than it might have at the time.
By Charles Rosenblum | September 17, 2009

A new exhibit showcases the remarkable work of Mexican architect Fernando Romero.
For all of the insistence on function, process and study, plenty of these works achieve the status of transcendent visual art as well.
By Charles Rosenblum | February 26, 2009

A renowned religious architect's favorite works were built here in Pittsburgh.
Cram believed that he reached his career apogee at East Liberty Presbyterian Church, which he illustrated as the frontispiece to his 1936 biography, My Life in Architecture.
By Charles Rosenblum | December 11, 2008

Echoes of August Wilson sound in the Hill District's new Carnegie Library.
It's a good place to sit and read with an eye toward what's going on outside, as a variety of people affirmed during my visits.
By Charles Rosenblum | November 13, 2008

At its best, the Festival of Lights helps us see architecture differently.
Its real success is not in simply making architecture look different, but in making us look at architecture differently.
By Charles Rosenblum | October 30, 2008

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Newly relocated to Pittsburgh, Moop offers made-to-order shoulderware that embraces simplicity.
"People enjoy it -- the wait makes you aware of the process."
By Melissa Meinzer | August 27, 2009

A young designer's new DIY boutique seeks to Tweek fashion.
"I don't like anything to be perfect."
By Melissa Meinzer | July 23, 2009

A locally launched T-shirt outfit catches on.
"We thought, 'We should get into this, let's make shirts we would want to wear.'"
By Melissa Meinzer | October 30, 2008

Make Shop Rock returns for its second fashion party.
"We'll put the clothes on the models and some kind of button that says, 'I'm a model, check out my clothes,' versus putting them onstage and making them do runway work."
By Melissa Meinzer | July 10, 2008

Among the planet's top online sources for retro clothes is a company based in Friendship.
"We've turned the online disadvantages into advantages: We try to be the trusted-adviser voice to the customer."
By Melissa Meinzer | March 13, 2008

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