Archive for the 'Art' Category
The Titan and the Fireflies
Innovative artist Jason Hackenwerth uses balloons as his medium of choice, creating crazy-scale biomorphic creatures that evoke both fantasy and fascination… Curated by Eileen Tognini, The Titan and the Fireflies is certainly not to be missed and opens this Friday at 2424 Studios, a brand new work-studio-community in Fishtown.
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Corian Bench Inventions
C.H. Briggs has teamed up with DuPont, Philadelphia-area architects and designers, and local Philadelphia fabricators to create inventive contemporary benches made entirely of DuPont Corian. Featured on Contemporist and DesignMilk, the “Corian Bench Inventions” will be exhibited in three locations throughout the city of Philadelphia until the end of October… (And be sure to check [...]
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The Fabric Workshop and Museum
Anything but soft and fuzzy, the Fabric Workshop and Museum’s New American Voices exhibit features the astounding work of five national artists working with tractors, totems, mechanics, magnets and more. Of particular note, Ruben Ortiz-Torres elevates lowrider subculture with his explosive cranes (featured in video and print) while Bill Smith’s “Decline of Eastern [...]
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