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Boruchow tondo swats pesky ads

The cigarette and soft drink ads strapped on utility poles and parking poles–those darned itty bitty ads are unregulated eyesores invading the streetscape of Philadelphia. Into the fray in uber-Catholic South Philadelphia, our hero cut paper artist Joe Boruchow has a solution–wheatpasting over the invasive ads a holy image the removal of which would seem sacrilegious. Here’s the image: To see this impertinent Baby Jesus installed, check out Joe’s blog.

NCECA 2010 National Student Juried show at UArts

The University of the Art’s Rosenwald Wolf Gallery is hosting the NCECA 2010 National Student Juried Exhibition of  handpicked ceramic works from 40 artists enrolled in various graduate and undergraduate programs across the United States. Among the array of masterful ceramic work, a majority of the figurative pieces within this exhibition dominate the show, impressing passersby with their whimsical nature, quizzical poses, and curious contextual allusions.