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Philagrafika 2010: The Graphic Unconscious is the inaugural presentation of a multi-sited international festival
of contemporary art that will occur in Philadelphia every four years. Philagrafika 2010 will focus on artistic
practices that engage the visual, intellectual and
creative
frontiers in printmaking and how these approaches
relate to social and political
issues in the public sphere.
This first incarnation of Philagrafika takes inspiration from the city of Philadelphia itself. Philagrafika 2010
is anchored intentionally in the history of the city and its art and historical collections. Philadelphia enjoys
both an unusual level of cooperation among institutions,
as well
as a wealth of materials in their collections
that serve as iconographical sources for
new work. In this nexus of exploration, artists who appropriate or respond
to historical materials and technologies as inspiration will have more than 20 special collections to mine
for projects.
This collaborative initiative will include Philadelphia's most prominent cultural
and educational institutions
along with community-based organizations and non-traditional sites throughout Philadelphia. To date, more than 60 institutions
are expected to participate
in the quadrennial at large. Within the framework of Philagrafika 2010, each
institution will develop exhibitions and/or residency-based artist projects.
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All of our staff phone numbers will remain the same. Click here for staff contact information.
We expect our operations to be down between June 29th and July 6th.
Philagrafika 2010 Coverage on WHYY, 90.9FM
Arts and Culture Reporter, Alex Schmidt, covers The Graphic Unconscious project - 02/06/09. Philadelphia will attempt to become the worldwide nexus of contemporary printmaking when a new art biennial, Philagrafika 2010, commences next year. From WHYY's Arts and Culturedesk, Alex Schmidt reports.
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