5 Under 40

Opening reception Fri., Dec. 10, 6 p.m., free, through Dec. 31, Sande Webster Gallery, 2006 Walnut St., 215-636-9003, sandewebstergallery.com.

by Laura Weber

[ visual art ]

When Sande Webster Gallery first opened its doors, the only art the participants in "5 Under 40" were doing was in their diapers, Jackson Pollock-style. All grown up, the artists in Sande Webster's December group show tow the line between emerging and established — which means there might be more to the work than what's on the surface. "If you dig a little, you find that there is content that may not be that palatable," says curator/show artist/UArts grad Philippe Jean. "[The art is] not necessarily about beauty, but to convey content." A video installation by Jayson Musson (aka "Hennessy Youngman") uses sassy street talk to point out the art world's gender and race biases, while Doron Langberg's collages look like fanciful, floral, tripped-out interiors of grandma's house, but have titles like "Cum on My Face." So much for first impressions.

Opening reception Fri., Dec. 10, 6 p.m., free, through Dec. 31, Sande Webster Gallery, 2006 Walnut St., 215-636-9003, sandewebstergallery.com.