The Magic Garden

Philadelphia, PA - vz - Wednesday, September 14th, 2005 : goo

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This is the mothership; all the other mosaics gracing the nearby blocks are its satellites. I've often walked by this place, sometimes even stopped to look at it from the outside. But today was the first day I've ever seen the gate open. Inside, construction workers were making some additions, with dazed spectators like myself -- tourists and longtime residents alike -- being too awed to avoid getting in their way. And then I met Isaiah Zagar himself. The construction workers were addressing him in Spanish: "artista." I said everything was wonderful and asked if I could take some pictures, he said yes.

The light was kind of bad-- wrong time of day. And it all looks a little jumbled in some of the photos. I guess you have to be there to really see it, and I encourage everyone to do so.

"The painter as portrayed by himself, must not be reduced to a subject of history, but must be shown, by his/her pictorial gaze, to be individual & timeless."

Dionysus reigns;

but outside, the real world.

"I. C. A. Stage
Phila is the art center of the world"

The Romanesque arcade -- this is what they were putting up. Very Don Justo and it seems to be working really well with those niches.

More info at www.isaiahzagar.com

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Laura : This is incredible!

jack: very interesting.

360 boyz: that shit is crack.

crunch: very nice....but where in philly is it?

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