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The ArtJail–A Modest Proposal by Albo Jeavons

Click on the YouTube video above to take a virtual tour of Artjail. In the tradition of Jonathan Swift whose pamphlet, A Modest Proposal, suggested a cannibal solution to “the Irish problem” (ie let the English eat Irish babies), Albo Jeavons has proposed a radical solution in deadpan garb, that would merge the embattled Youth Study Center with the embattled Barnes for a new creation, the ArtJail, a place where youth could study art and art worlders could study the youth problem and there’d be slots and a plantation on the roof (tended by the inmates) and a home Fine ... More » »

Just in case you had any doubts

In light of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s continuing drumbeat of support for the nay-sayers in the Barnes fray who have once again gone legal on the institution to keep it in Merion, we’ve taken the small step of putting our feelings where our blog is. We at artblog are on record about the Barnes in many posts over the last four years. Our position in favor of moving the institution to Philadelphia has been expressed many times–but maybe you missed it. So we’ve placed a small ad in our own right column that links to a page of excerpts from our ... More » »