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“These are extraordinarily difficult times requiring creative minds to solve big...”
– marianne bernstein, curator
“As a conceptual work, The Play House is layered. It functions from the inside...”
– marianne bernstein, curator
PARTY TIME!
Video screenings 7-10pm Roving Performance piece by Jacolby Satterweit -dressed in silver spandex with a video monitor/projector on his head. Looks like a space alien. Philly’s seen nothing like him before. Broadzilla DJ + Kevin Farrell and Geri Vanore DJ Surprise guest appearance by the Legendary group “The Intruders” at 8:30pm. They will run out and perform on 4 mikes in...
Diana Lind from Next American City stops by →
Playhouse featured in the Philly Inquirer →
Nathaniel Popkin wrote an amazing piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer (link above) that starts with the Playhouse installation as a launching point for a serious dialogue about the problems, history, and activism surrounding the vacancy issue in Philadelphia. It is a beautiful and eye-opening piece that every Philadelphia resident interested in the health and future of this city should read.
An...
Hidden City features a quote from Marianne... →
The post, “What it means to create,” examines the progress of the recent Occupy movements, something Marianne feels strongly tied to with the Playhouse project as it occupies a vacant lot on Broad Street. Each artist in the exhibition was challenged to similarly occupy vacant places for a short period of time, hoping to reactivate and re-imagine those spaces. In a blog post (link...
Philadelphia Inquirer article by Nathaniel Popkin →
Philadelphia Weekly Highlights The Play House →
The Play House opens!
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: Thursday, Oct. 20 from 4pm-7pm 4pm- red carpet rolled out, passersbys invited inside the cube 4:30pm-5:30pm- Philadelphia International Records presents: Elle 5:30-7pm- Performance artist Tamara Suber builds a family in a long-distance relationship. Featuring Josh (her partner) and Sophia (her pet sheep). VIDEOS SCREEN from 7-10pm stop by!
DesignPhiladelphia Highlights →
Katya Gorker and Ryan Wilson Kelly
“Early in our conversations, Ryan and I found a whimsical inspiration in the paintings of (Pennsylvania native) Edward Hicks. His “…Peaceable Kingdom” series (61 variations on a theme) showcase a variety of wild animals and babies frolicking together in a fantasy world just this side of the Mid-Atlantic. If there might be a contemporary variation on a theme and sense...
Plan Philly/ Highlights →
Danielle Lessovitz
This past summer I began to explore a section of Philadelphia known as “Devil’s Pocket.” Just 1.5 miles south of center city, it’s an area of houses and shops built alongside an expansive, humming power plant. Visually, I liked the contrast of a power plant rising above normal neighborhood life; teenagers kissing, children playing hockey, people walking their dogs.
For this project I wanted to...
DANIEL TRAUB My series of photographs explores vacant lots in the city of Philadelphia. In inner city neighborhoods, houses that have fallen into disrepair have been torn down leaving breaks in the urban fabric. The walls of adjoining buildings function as frames for the landscapes that have arisen. Some are strewn with trash and debris, while others are lush and verdant. website: danieltraub.net
Gamble-Huff Music
NEWS FLASH:
We are delighted to announce that our Broad Street neighbor, Leroy Glenn from The Sound of Philadelphia, Philadelphia International Records signed on today as a major music producer of The Play House during DesignPhiladelphia.
From Oct.19-23rd, performances in the cube will include new talent scouted by Mr. Glenn.
A 45 year veteran of Gamble-Huff Music, we can’t wait for his...
Daryn Edwards, The Play House architect and ISA →
We cannot sing Daryn Edwards and ISA’s praises enough. Daryn was the architect of The Welcome House and is now our key architectural collaborator for The Play House.
Brian Phillips (also principle at ICA and recent PEW winner) along with Julie Beckman is heading up the Penn Design team which will be creating a wonderful installation in The Lot around The Play House.
Stay tuned for photos!
