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Abakus in Chinatown presents a solo exhibition from El Toro.  Take 20% off selected merch all day, and enjoy the exhibition from 6PM - 10PM.  Limited “Stupid Fresh” tees available as well. Music by Flipside Entertainment.
Abakus is located at 227 N. 10th Street.
Check the Philly.com for a recent article about the newest limited edition takeout [...]

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Mr. Jayson Musson, aka Pack of Rats from Plastic Little, likes to drawerings and has an opening reception at the Bean Cafe at 6th and South from 9 - 11. Check out his website for more info.
JaysonMusson.com

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Megawords, the free, Philadelphia based magazine, takes up residence in Chinatown for the month for their Storefront installation.
Megawords…will leap off the page and into a month-long storefront exhibition during September 2008. The Megawords storefront project and exhibition will include a month-long period of intense activity including permanent and rotating installations, guest speakers, musical performances, workshops [...]

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Come by Pedestrians new digs, from 8 - 12, at 526 S Third for a new art installation from John Roebas. Swing Kidd is on the 1s and 2’s and take 20% off all merch.
John Roebas
Pedestrian

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The Rolling Canvas Art Collective presented by Fuji Bikes with Jinxed Philadelphia and R.E. Load Bags is tonight at Media Bureau.
These twenty-plus artists will recreate basic, fixed gear bicycles into one-of-a-kind representations of their creative methods ranging from sculpture and metal work, to street art and paint. The art installations will be auctioned off to [...]

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Tonight, check out Ground Zero South for their One Year Anniversary / Art Show. Featured artists include Angry Jane, Eyesore, Todd Marrone, Pat Woods, Kristen Sholtz, John Gues, Ende and Jerm. Also featured are a photo shoot with summer and ice cream styling and hair by Pah - la and photography by Kelly [...]

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Congratulations goes out to Made To Order on their one year anniversary. They will be celebrating this Saturday from 7 - 10 PM at their store with the unveiling of “Color for the Blind”. “Color for the Blind” is a collaborative installation from Rob G and J. Roebas, two amazing artists from Philly.  [...]

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Cool Hunting catches up with Alex to find out what inspires him and see some of his latest work. Also interviewed is Fleischer-Ollman’s director William Pym.
I was sold after seeing his show at the Black Floor “Welcome Your Sorrows“. I was then floored when a custom snake, similar to the ones at that [...]

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MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
Previously: Letter A
BluBlu.org

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New interview up at Coolhunting profiling Philadelphian artist phi Jon Krause
With a folio that includes some of the world’s most reputable publications, Philadelphia native artist Jon Krause has been causing waves in the art world for intelligent illustration and cutting-edge creations. CH caught up with the Tyler School of Art graduate to [...]

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