Virgil Marti is in the House!

Virgil Marti arrived Saturday morning to start installation of his silver mylar wallpaper with a beautiful yet spooky floral pattern made up of skulls and bones. Look forward to seeing it done when I get in on Monday!

Isn't it Romantic!

An unidentified couple was clearly inspired by Paul Morrison's work...here they are having wedding pictures taken in front of the mural today!

Update

I've been gone for a few days ( I know, you're wondering how I could ever leave this place), and in that time so much work has been done it's mind boggling. Above, with the help of a magic "genie" lift, installers begin work installing Gunilla Klingberg's Brand New View on the windows of Moore's entrance.


Here are a few photos of the installation process and the now finished vivid orange work made by Gunilla Klingberg. The sticker, entirely made up of everyday places we all know and love, is all prepped and ready to go.

Seen from inside...where it's warm!


Nearly finished and looking absolutely magnificent in the brisk mid-afternoon light. What a way to make an entrance!!

Near completion is Paul Morrison's mural Haustorium, located on the corner of 20th and Parkway.Gallery installers Preston Scott and Gary Smith, head preparator and art installer at Moore, assemble the panels that were painted by Morrison's assistant in December. There are several layers of paint here to protect the work from the elements.


Getting it perfectly level on a wall that is not at all level...at least that's what Gary says.

A view from across the street. The scale of this piece is amazing!

Back inside, some of the most exciting news of the past few days is not only that Mundus Admirabilis is coming along swimmingly, but the artist Regina Silveira of Brazil is in the gallery!

Silveira observing the progress on Mundus Admirabilis

One of twenty porcelain works with the same print as the walls ( and ceiling, and floors) that will be placed in the Goldie Paley Gallery in the center of the gallery on a table.

On the Cold Front

Work on Paul Morrison's 20th Street mural has officially begun. Gallery installers Preston Scott and Gary debate exactly how to begin.
These are a few of the already laid out pieces, waiting to be assembled in the chilly Philadelphia air.

Interview with a Curatorial Student

I was lucky enough to sit down with Sarah Wilson, a junior here at Moore, and discuss her major; curatorial studies. Curatorial studies is a major with a pretty broad definition, often including studies in art history, but Sarah pretty accurately defined her studies as preparation for "working in a museum or gallery." She first became interested in the field on a trip to the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh where the multiple boxes of work left by Warhol and held in the archives of the museum piqued her interest. A docent at the museum gave Sarah a few brochures on the profession of museum curating and that instigated a long road to Moore.
Working at the gallery here not only looks on good on future résumés, but is also proving to be a fun experience for Sarah, who is nearing the end of her first day on the job. Though new, she does know that she is most excited to see the bright orange vinyl sticker on the windows of the entrance of Moore by Gunilla Klingberg going up. That was what we talked about a couple of days ago...now she's actually working on a vinyl work herself as an assistant helping to "weed" the final sections of vinyl for Regina Silveira's installation.

Above: Sarah Wilson with fellow student Monika Kuder

After a Brief Interlude

That long weekend was lovely, but not everyone was vacationing like I was. Folks at Moore were hard at work getting ready for the upcoming Philagrafika exhibits.

Work continues on to finish the buggy masterpiece that is Mundus Admirabilis. By now the place is veritably crawling with insect life .

They've gone from this:

To this:
In just a few days!



Just in from Mexico are the five overused tires that Betsabeé Romero transforms into works of art by carving them to create her beautiful printed works. Now all we need is to unpack them and wait for Betsabeé who arrives to install them next week!