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Archive for “Jane Golden” news
What’s With All the Mural Arts Hatred?
By Victor Fiorillo 1/27/2012
Comments 10
There sure is a lot to complain about in this city. And we sure do like to complain about it. A lot. But one thing that you don't normally hear people venting about are the city's 3,000-plus murals, the public art works created by artists, students and ex-convicts as part of Jane Golden's 27-year old Mural Arts Program. But in recent days, the normally immune-from-criticism organization has seen its fair share of it.
Why Are Philadelphia’s Murals So Ugly?
By Dan McQuade 1/27/2012
Comments 7
I hate Jane Seymour.
I also hate the double-dutching girls at 40th and Chestnut, the Philadelphia singers with a clock floating in the air near Pat’s Steaks, the eyes on Ben Franklin High School, Marc Vetri and his Tuscan landscape on Spruce Street, Dr. J in a suit instead of a 76ers uniform and, of course, the 20-foot Frank Rizzo lording over the Italian Market.
Kill the Bella Vista Autumn Mural
Sentimentality can't trump redevelopment
By Patrick Kerkstra 10/25/2011
Comments 8
Local media outlets this week have highlighted a fascinating preservation versus development case study in Bella Vista, where a proposed town home threatens to block neighborhood views of a well-liked local mural. The Inky headlined the piece: "Planned townhouse imperils Autumn mural." Far better if it had been called: "Sentimentality imperils redevelopment of vacant lot."
