Month: July 2016

3D-Rendered Visions of Dystopia Inspired by the Housing Market Crash

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Tim Portlock, “Salon” (2011), archival pigment print, 54 x 72 inches (all images courtesy the artist and Locks Gallery)

My most intense experience with Portlock’s work was at his last show at Vox Populi,11th_St_City_Symphony.mp4, before leaving the Philadelphia artist collective in 2013. It featured a single computer-rendered 3D animation of the view from the gallery’s windows, which were situated directly behind the viewer as you watched. In the animation, you see Philadelphia’s swift gentrification unfold in a matter of minutes. Vox is one of a number of artist galleries in what’s known as the “319 Building,” for its address at 319 N. 11th Street. The neighborhood is known by several names: Callowhill, Chinatown North, the Eraserhood (after Eraserhead, as it was David Lynch’s college stomping ground), and, more recently, it’s been rebranded by developers as “the Loft District” for its large industrial buildings that are being converted into luxury lofts, thereby placing the future of the 319 Building, and all the galleries and artist studios in it, in a precarious position.

Source: 3D-Rendered Visions of Dystopia Inspired by the Housing Market Crash

Why One Woman Pretended to Be a High-School Cheerleader – The Atlantic

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On September 2, 2008, a shy, blonde transfer student strolled into Ashwaubenon High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The petite sophomore wore a pink hoodie and carried a new school bag decorated with hearts, eager to start the new term. But just 16 days later, she was standing in court wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and shackles, charged with identity theft. There, prosecutors revealed that Wendy Brown was not really 15, but a 33-year-old mother of two—who had stolen her teenage daughter’s identity in an attempt to relive her own high school days. In her weeks as a student, Brown had taken classes with students half her age. She had tried out for the Ashwaubenon High School cheerleading squad and even attended a pool party thrown by the cheer coach.

Source: Why One Woman Pretended to Be a High-School Cheerleader – The Atlantic

LOVE in the Afternoon Love in the Eraserhood by Bob Bruhin Via…

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Love in the Eraserhood by Bob Bruhin
Via Flickr:
Between the beautiful weather, the Backyard Barbecue at The Trestle Inn (featuring sidewalk burlesque by Bella Tricks), and the “Sweet Lovin’” Proposition Tent sponsored by Fringe Arts, Philadelphia’s post-industrial “Eraserhood” neighborhood was filled with light, love, and beauty this lovely July First Friday.
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Source: LOVE in the Afternoon Love in the Eraserhood by Bob Bruhin Via…