Swoon at Philagrafika 2010

Posted: February 9th, 2010 | Author: | Category: Art News, Featured Posts, Photos | Tags: , | 2 Comments »

It’s so nice to read things like this story and realize that I shouldn’t be so worried about being starved for culture when I move to Philadelphia this fall. Philagrafika 2010 is an art exhibition about printmaking and the first incarnation of what may become a tri-annual event in Philadelpiha. Artnet has a great article about the whole event which is well worth reading. In short, if you like printmaking, Philagrafika seems to be the place to be.

One of my favorite artists (street or otherwise) is Swoon, and of course, she is all about printmaking, so it’s great to see that she has gotten involved in Philagrafika with some new work on the streets of Philadelphia. Becki Fuller was in Philadelphia to take some photos of Swoon’s pieces. Here’s a few of those:

This piece has something a bit new in it, the architectural component is something reminiscent of her raft projects:

And I’ve never seen this print before, so it’s either really new or really old:

And there are plenty more photos on The Street Spot.

All photos by Becki Fuller

Related posts:

  1. Swoon in Melbourne
  2. Swoon at the ICA Boston
  3. Swoon installation at New Orleans Museum of Art
  4. Swoon and Olek for PBS
  5. Swoon at Black Rat Projects


  • http://timscouten@wordpress.com Tim

    Phila isn’t completely absent of culture, but lets hope you bring some with you when you come. (also typo “to see that she gotten involved”)

  • http://www.vandalog.com RJ

    I’m sure it’s not totally devoid of culture. I was just nervous that coming from London, it would be a bit different, more local culture, a bit less global culture. Plus, I’ll be out at Haverford, so not even in the city.