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Turn Here (The Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia)

May 17, 2012 @ 8:00 am - August 12, 2012 @ 5:00 pm

Turn Here: ARTISTS PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS Featuring artists who use signage and other graphic approaches as a strategy for promoting eco-awareness. Includes work by Xavier Cortada, documenting his trips to the South and North Poles; Helen Lessick’s work with sign painters of Kenya to create signs about soil depletion and health; Tim Gaudreau, Amie Potsic, and artists from the Green Patriot Posters project.

The Longitudinal Installation

Xavier Cortada, The Longitudinal Installation: South Pole, 2007 / North Pole, 2008.

Turn Here: ARTISTS PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Featuring artists who use signage and other graphic approaches as a strategy for promoting eco-awareness. Includes work by Xavier Cortada, documenting his trips to the South and North Poles; Helen Lessick’s work with sign painters of Kenya to create signs about soil depletion and health; Tim Gaudreau, Amie Potsic, and artists from the Green Patriot Posters project.

Opening reception: Thursday, May 17, 6:00 – 8:00 pm including discussion with the artists.

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The Borowsky and Open Lens Galleries are located at the Gershman Y, 401 South Broad Street (at Pine Street) in Philadelphia. Admission is free. Gallery hours are Monday – Sunday 9am – 5pm. Gallery information: (215) 446-3001.

Details

Start:
May 17, 2012 @ 8:00 am
End:
August 12, 2012 @ 5:00 pm

Organizer

Miriam Seidel, Curator, The Gershman Y Galleries
Email
mseidel@gershmany.org

Venue

The Borowsky Gallery
Gerhman Y 401 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, FL 19147 United States
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