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Photo post: First Friday we saw and we thought

Thought I’d take you on a tour with me and Andrea of some of the stuff we saw. To see all my pictures, go to my Flickr set here. 222 GalleryBig Kids, Little Kids, curated by John Freeborn Jesse Goldstein, Stripes, screenprint, 18 x 24 inches The first gallery, 222, and the first piece I saw was Stripes, by Jesse Goldstein, and what a great beginning. It was beautiful and struck me as a reverse UPC code! Speaking of commerce and upc codes, the exhibit is filled with bargains. Check it out. Plus show curator John Freeborn’s book, Big Kids, ... More » »

What we want to see Friday

Here’s a few things we’re interested in seeing this crisp, clear and cold Friday night. Check the Funnel Pages for times. 222 Gallery John Freeborn pulled together an exhibit Big Kids Little Kids based on his book by the same name, at 222 Gallery. John Freeborn’s book Big Kids Little Kids has exploded into the real world as an exhibit. Artists featured in the book (many Space 1026ers and others who’ve shown at 222 Gallery, Spector and elsewhere over the last 8 years) will be in the show. Book signing at the opening includes 50 books with dust covers specially ... More » »

Big Kids Little Kids = Big Idea in Little Book

Cover, Big Kids Little Kids, by John Freeborn Around 18 months ago I wrote a short essay for John Freeborn for a book he was working on about the Philadelphia art scene. John is one of the founders of Space 1026 who later founded 1Pixel Gallery where I first saw the work of Rebecca Westcott, who died tragically in 2004 and is sorely missed. Freeborn’s book, called Big Kids Little Kids, like many books involving multiple artists all working in collaboration, was a labor of love that was a long time coming to life. But yesterday, John pinged me to ... More » »