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Drew Leshko"Arthur
s Dog House" Miniature City Rowhome and Restaurant with Hanging Sign2025
2025
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This piece titled "Arthur's Dog House" is original artwork made from paper, acrylic, plaster, enamel, watercolor, basswood, wire, vinyl, inkjet print, pastel by Drew Leshko. This piece measures 33”h x 14”w x 11”d.
Paradigm Gallery + Studio is pleased to present Amor Fati, the newest collection of documentary sculptures by Philadelphia-based artist Drew Leshko. In a blowout display of over 60 building facades, hanging signs, and rooftop superstructures, Leshko documents the ever-changing landscape of urban architecture from gentrification while memorializing the influential buildings from his neighborhood and beyond. Leshko works slowly and meticulously in hand-crafting neighborhood bars, corner stores, and music venues, primarily in paper and wood to echo the slow decay he witnesses from rising redevelopment. Instead of condemning the evolving landscape, Leshko reminds his audience to Amor Fati–love your fate–to accept change and move forward, acknowledging the good and the bad. With almost 20 years dedicated to capturing the essence of Philadelphia’s disreputable yet culturally significant sites in miniature form, Leshko’s sculptures are atypical monuments that unveil the emotional ties one can assign to weathered brick, faded signage, or rusted iron.
Drew Leshko is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based artist. By carving, cutting, and layering varieties of paper and wood, Leshko creates documentary studies of architecture from his neighborhood in an attempt to create a three-dimensional archive of buildings that are in transitional periods. The work examines gentrification and history, how historical relevance is determined, and most importantly, what is worth preserving. Working from observation and photographs, the artist painstakingly recreates building facades from his neighborhood at a 1:12 scale. The scale is familiar for some viewers as standard dollhouse spec; the treatment to the buildings is widely different. The minute detail of his work includes city detritus such as dumpsters and pallets, which are commentary of the same ideas of what is worth preserving. Highlighting quick fixes and simple solutions, Leshko’s work begs the viewer to build their own ideas of why and when these changes had been made. Accumulations of typically overlooked details and minutiae like acid rain deposits and rust become beautiful adornments.
Leshko’s work has been exhibited in London, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, Chicago, New York City, Delaware, Detroit, Indiana, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Houston, and Miami. His work is included in the permanent collection of the Dean Collection (NYC), the Hosner Collection (LA), West Collection (Philadelphia), and Iron State Development’s corporate collection (Hoboken), Urban Nation Museum (Berlin), and many private collections throughout the country.
- Creator:Drew Leshko (1983, American)
- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)Depth: 11 in (27.94 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU188217295752
Drew Leshko
Drew Leshko is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based artist. By carving, cutting, and layering varieties of paper and wood, Leshko creates documentary studies of architecture from his neighborhood in an attempt to create a three dimensional archive of buildings that are in transitional periods. The work examines gentrification and history, how historical relevance is determined, and most importantly, what is worth preserving. Working from observation and photographs, the artist painstakingly recreates building facades from his neighborhood at a 1:12 scale. The scale is familiar for some viewers as standard dollhouse spec; the treatment to the buildings is widely different. The minute detail of his work includes city detritus such as dumpsters and pallets, which are commentary of the same ideas of what is worth preserving. Highlighting quick fixes and simple solutions, Leshko’s work begs the viewer to build their own ideas of why and when these changes had been made. Accumulations of typically overlooked details and minutiae like acid rain deposits and rust become beautiful adornments.
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