…we’re pretty sure whoever he’s meeting with are not actually the folks who did such a thing — or at least, they were not the first to do so. That honor is the subject of a spat that’s been running for years now here on Philebrity. In one corner, we have commenter Timo, aka Tim McCloskey, who swears he was the guy who first came up with “Eraserhood,” and provides historical context for his argument; in the other corner, we’ve got Shawn Kilroy, filmmaker and lead singer in the band Weird Hot, whose short film above is, as far as we can tell, the first document aligning forever the neighborhood around 13th and Callowhill with Lynch’s landmark and iconic film Eraserhead.
Month: September 2014
Eraserhood Tonight › Zoning meeting
Photo by thewarpedone #eraserhood #davidlynch #philadelphia #philly #pafa
Visited #eraserhead ‘s home planet last night #eraserhood #davidlynch #philadelphia #philly #pafa
Photo by beatrixderanged #eraserhead #philamoca #eraserhood #davidlynch #art #weird
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13th Street under Noble Street
Philadelphia, PA
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David Lynch’s Doughnut Obsession – nytimes.com #PAFADavidLynch
…sugary fried rings have popped up throughout the filmmaker’s cabalistic canon. And so, Michael Solomonov, the chef and co-owner of Philadelphia’s Federal Donuts, jumped at the invite to make confections in honor of the first major retrospective of Lynch’s work, at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (where Lynch studied painting in the late ’60s)
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Rebman Building
414-428 N 13th St
Philadelphia, PA
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@DAVID_LYNCH’s exhibit trailer for “The Unified Field” is live on PAFA’s website! #PAFADavidLynch
© 2014 David Lynch, courtesy of Asymmetrical Productions.
David Lynch: The Unified Field | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Museum and School | 1805.
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Crumbling Foundation
13th and Hamlton Streets
Philadelphia, PA
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David Lynch Roundup #PAFADavidLynch
DAVID LYNCH 101 presented by Video Pirates
A comedic video history of the film/television career of David Lynch. Held in conjunction with PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’s upcoming David Lynch: The Unified Field exhibition. Presented by Video Pirates, hosted by Eric Bresler with special guests. http://www.pafa.org/davidlynch/ http://www.video-pirates.com Details soon…
THE DREAMLIFE OF DAVID L. – Philadelphia Premiere
PhilaMOCA will host the Philadelphia Premiere screenings of the new French film THE DREAMLIFE OF DAVID L., a fictionalized account of David Lynch’s time spent as a student at PAFA. THE DREAMLIFE OF DAVID L. screens on: Thursday, September 4 at 7:30 and 10:00 PM Wednesday, September 17 at 7:30 and 10:00 PM Wednesday, September 24 at 7:30 and 10:00 PM $10 admission, no refunds or exchanges. THE DREAMLIFE OF DAVID L., is a fictional feature film that takes inspiration…
ERASERHOOD FOREVER 2014 Opening Reception
Opening reception for the 2014 installment of PhilaMOCA’s annual David Lynch-themed art show. 6-9 PM, free admission. Call for art: http://www.philamoca.org/2014/07/call-for-art-eraserhood-forever-2014/ Deadline for art submissions is August 27.
David Lynch and Jeanine Leclaire – September #PAFADavidLynch
David Lynch When Emerging Jeanine Leclaire Doesn’t believe in Happily Ever After Join us in the month of September for the celebration of David Lynch’s early works. Though he was very young when he made these pieces his since of mood, the human condition, composition and use of materials is very striking. This show is running to coincide with the beginning of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts show – David Lynch: The Unified Field Also showing will be…
David Lynch | The Unified Field
Cost: $15 General Admission, $7 Students In conversation with PAFA Senior Curator and curator of the exhibition, Robert Cozzolino. Internationally acclaimed as the director of films such as Eraserhead (1977), The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Mulholland Drive (2001), and Inland Empire (2006), as well as the groundbreaking TV series, Twin Peaks (1990), David Lynch has also continued to work as a visual artist throughout his much-admired career. The Unified Field, an exhibition at the…
Members-Only Exhibition Preview: David Lynch: The Unified Field
International film director, artist and PAFA alumnus David Lynch comes to PAFA this fall with his first major U.S. museum exhibition, featuring over 80 rarely-seen paintings and drawings spanning Lynch’s entire career, including his formative years as a PAFA student in the 1960s. Free for PAFA members; $15 for member guests. To register as a non-member guest, please visit: http://community.pafa.org/lynchpublic
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Public Exhibition Preview: David Lynch: The Unified Field
International film director, artist and PAFA alumnus David Lynch comes to PAFA this fall with his first major U.S. museum exhibition, featuring over 80 rarely-seen paintings and drawings spanning Lynch’s entire career, including his formative years as a PAFA student in the 1960s.