Unusual Timeline
The PatchUp Mural Sessions
Earth Signs06.03 2008
A past not easily forgotten…
Our recent posting about the South Philly Biennial has no intentions to be offensive in any way. Although, our installation is about South Philly’s quirky custom of chaining chairs to the hand bar of a front stoop, we at 1026 understand how the grand image of Frank Rizzo serving as the backdrop, in our last blog entry, carries an evocative history that cannot be ignored.
As a local Philadelphian my blood often boils after confronting images of our former mayor, Frank Rizzo. It’s a weird feeling to have, as I tend to carry thick-skinned sensitivity regarding such controversial figures. Yet, I think it’s the nature of his position in Philadelphia’s history that brings to the forefront an ambivalence surrounding many of our city’s transgressions (past and present).
Many transplants to Philadelphia are not as familiar with these injustices, which are often attenuated in public discourse, and even…public art works (e.g. mural art).
It was my grandfather, my father, my uncles, aunt, and often parents of my friends that educated me about Philadelphia, it’s history, as well as how to transcend some of the limitations that have resulted from that history. This collective education
06.01 2008
SOUTH Philly Biennial RIGHT NOW!
check it out from 12-6 at 9th & christian. in the dibrunos parking lot, across from gleaners, in front of the frank rizzo mural! HA!
signage
me, andrew, & jacobs thumb
heather & lindsey interacting with our installation
05.31 2008
SOUTH Philly Biennial! rain date!
Tomorrow, Sunday, June 1st from 12-6pm in front of the Frank Rizzo Mural at 9th & Christian.
Space 1026 does an organic south philadelphia inspired installation in the midst of a sculptural art garden. there will also be performances from Sweatheart, Club Lifestyle and more!
www.southphillybiennial.blogspot.com
05.25 2008
TONIGHT! Small Change Presents: FREE TRANSLATORS FILM SCREENING!!
Films and videos by Sabine Gruffat and Mary BillYou.
“Reminiscent of the do-it-yourself approach of the Riot Grrrl movement, this Spring two feminist provocateurs are taking their multimedia show on the road. Mary Billyou and Sabine Gruffat are hailing from Brooklyn, NY and Madison, WI to present
05.24 2008
SUNDAY NIGHT @ COPY
***EARLY SHOW 7PM***
this sunday @ copy gallery!
lucky dragons!
rowan and hastings!
cars will burn vs. holy ghost!
rainbro!
javelin!
james amoeba!
05.24 2008
Crooked Smiles, Steady Voices, and a Trunk Full of Cash
Crooked Smiles, Steady Voices, and a Trunk Full of Cash
at Cinders Gallery
Brooklyn, NY
June 13th – July 13th 2008
Opening Reception Friday June 13th 6-10pm
Featuring AJ Fosik, William Buzzell, Kiersten Essenpreis, Souther Salazar, Mark Todd, Esther Pearl Watson, Nate Crane, Sto, Kelie Bowman, Kyle Mock, Michelle Blade, Sean Samoheyl, Dustin Aksland, Bobby Hacker, and Maxim Ryazansky
Mailing address:
Cinders Gallery
103 Havemeyer st. store#2
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Email:
info@cindersgallery.com
Phone Number:
(718)388-2311
Hours:
Wed-Fri 2pm-8pm
Sat + Sun 12pm-7pm
Directions:
L/G train to Lorimer/Metropolitan Ave stop (second stop from Manhattan)
Exit at Union Ave and make left on Metropolitan Ave.
Walk towards the BQE (highway).
Go under it and keep walking till you get to Havemeyer st. and make a left.
We are 2 blocks south, between Hope st. and Grand st., next to the Hope Deli.
See you there!
05.22 2008
FUZZ musical performance!
SATURDAY!May 24 – 7 PM –
Tickley Feather (Paw-Tracks) and Colin from USAisamonster (Load Records) perform. Tickley Feather grew up in central Virginia and now makes her home in Philly. Back in the day, Colin helped run a DIY show space (the PUDHOUSE!) in Charlottesville, VA. These days, he lives in Brooklyn and makes awesome noisy music.
$6 suggested donation.
05.20 2008
Small Change Presents: THE FREE TRANSLATORS touring film screening
Films and videos by Sabine Gruffat and Mary BillYou.
“Reminiscent of the do-it-yourself approach of the Riot Grrrl movement, this Spring two feminist provocateurs are taking their multimedia show on the road. Mary Billyou and Sabine Gruffat are hailing from Brooklyn, NY and Madison, WI to present “The Free Translators” touring east coast cities and towns with a program of radical videos and performances. If you want to show off your video production, consider also adding subtitles with help from experts you can hire at www.espressotranslations.com.
In between video screenings, The Free Translators present two “Live Tactical Translations,” or, live multimedia experiments inspired by 1970s feminist art and Soviet avant-garde news troupes. Culling from their library of text, sound, and image, alter egos Miss Reading and Miss Recognition communicate through matching headsets and manipulate analog recordings as they educate audiences in their unique methods of reading and comprehension.” (ArtSlant)
SUNDAY May 25th
$5:00
8:00pm
@ Space 1026
www.smallchangescreenings.com
05.15 2008
Pinata-making Workshop
THIS THURSDAY NIGHT May 15 – 7 to 9 PM
Pinata-making Workshop
Kristin Smith, an artist from Williamsburg, VA, leads a workshop on making pinatas. The pi