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Upcoming Exhibition at Art in the Age: PHILADELPHIA AND ITS MANUFACTURES

Philadelphia and its Manufactures
1859 and 2009
Photographs and Objects From Factories Here and Gone

August 7-30, 2009

Today, in Philadelphia, converted condominiums take names such as, “The Candy Factory” or “Sewing Factory Lofts,” empty invocations of the buildings’ original use. In August, Art in the Age will mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of a little-known book titled Philadelphia and its Manufactures, a lyrical survey of a phase of the city’s livelihood which is now almost – but not entirely – gone. Artist and activist Jacob Hellman displays photographs of factories abandoned and operational, alongside artifacts of industry and facsimiles of the book. By aestheticizing the industry in our midst but largely unnoticed, we hope to renew wonder in manufacturing, and spark a critical awareness of materialism.

Art in the Age firmly believes in empowering artists who produce work of fine craft and intellectual rigor, and this same spirit lives in the pages of Philadelphia and its Manufactures. Inspired by the pride its author exudes, we will market a limited selection of the finest objects still made in Philadelphia – including ornamental garden hardware and the last cast iron baker’s scales – alongside images of the dusty factories and greasy machines that make them. On August 20th, 6-8pm, Hellman will speak about the book and his photographs, and retired commercial printer Phillip Taylor will make a guest presentation on his dying craft.

This exhibit was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Below are examples of photographic documentation by Jacob Hellman to be on display beginning next Friday, August 7th:

Penn Scale, the last manufacturer of cast-iron baker’s scales in the country, 2008

Abandoned brewery, 2008

Hog hair brush made 20 years ago & still used by Silber Mfg., 1241 N. Front St.

Contemporary crafters re-inhabiting former factories, Berks St., 2008

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[...] If you’ve stopped by Olde City art collective/local clothing boutique/alcohol producer Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction lately, you may have seen the new exhibit in the back gallery space. Philadelphia and Its Manufactures: Photographs and Objects from Factories Here and Gone provides a throught-provoking look at Philadelphia’s history as a manufacturing capital. Through a collection of original photos and antique artifacts, Jacob Hellman, local artist and activist who has spent two years working on the project, hopes to “renew wonder in manufacturing and spark a critical awareness of materialism.” This Thursday, Hellman as well as his collaborator, Phillip Taylor, an 85-year old commercial lithographer, are giving a talk about the exhibit and their research from 6-8pm. Some preview photos are available here. [...]
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