PULP LOVE and SHOW CLOSING DOUBLE FEATURE at PHANTOM HAND

This Friday, February 24th, come feel the grimy, vintage love at Phantom Hand with the opening of PULP LOVE, curated by Jeffro Kilpatrick and Eamon Dougherty.

"The Pulp magazines from the old days is where the hardboiled detective was born, and featured stories set in the Jungles of Tarzan, the orbits of Mars even the saloons and deserts of the old west. This February, Philadelphia artists are borrowing from that wealth of cheap and lurid culture, and giving it a shot with cupid's arrow for a belated Valentine's Day celebration! What would a yegg and his moll do for a romantic evening after robbing the bank? What if the space damsel in distress falls for her robot alien suitor? Come find out in an exhibition that pulls from the vast wealth of Pulp genres and puts a romantic spin on it."

Afterwards, come have a drink with some of the participating artists at the after-party, upstairs at Tattooed Moms. Drink Specials, 21+ with ID.

 ALSO, tomorrow night, 2/18, is the closing reception for Artificial Dissemination 2; Propaganda to Popaganda and Braulio Amado's Houdini, 6:00PM-10:00PM. Come out and get your propaganda and escapist bondage on before the shows are gone!

New Work at PHANTOM HAND 2/11

New work by David Rankin, Erik Hamline, Nevada Hill, Jl Joseph Beaulieu, Sheila Marcello, and James Heimer. Closing reception for AD2 and Houdini THIS COMING SATURDAY 6:00PM - 10:00PM.

Braulio Amado's HOUDINI // Opening Reception

This past Saturday Phantom Hand hosted the opening reception for Braulio Amado's traveling show, 'Houdini'. A few words about the show and Braulio:

"Houdini is a travelling exhibition by Braulio Amado. Inspired by the greatest magician that ever lived, the series alludes to abstract universes and fantasies, exploring mind tricks and the possibilities of the impossible. The pieces invoke the unexpected and draw from raging sounds, like those of the Melvin's "Houdini" record. Expect weird stuff.

Braulio Amado is a portuguese kid born in '87 who recently moved to NYC. He works as a graphic designer for Pentagram Design and is the director of "Pedal," a free monthly newspaper in Portugal. He plays music and tours the world with his band "Adorno."

Check out Braulio's work here:  http://www.iusecomicsans.com/

An awesome night was had. Special thanks to Braulio for bringing his great work (and a gaggle of New Yorkers), the Phantom crew, and everybody who came out to support Braulio, the gallery, and our exhibiting artists.

The closing reception for Houdini and Artificial Dissemination 2 is Saturday, February 18th 6:00-10:00.

AD 2 // Opening Reception

Much thanks to everybody who swarmed the gallery last night. Art was viewed, Art was sold, Beer was drank, Good times were had, here's the rest via photos. Still plenty of art to be had; stop on in!

Jeffro's piece for Artificial Dissemination 2

Jeffro Kilpatrick created this piece for the Artificial Dissemination show this weekend at Phantom Hand. This 17" x 11" poster sized pen and ink drawing is a resurrection of his "Meet Your Neighbors" strip, a weekly true-to-life comic that ran on the Philly Turkey's website for almost two years. Jeffro will be donating all of his proceeds from the sale of this piece to the Philadelphia Committee to End Homelessness. Make sure to stop out this weekend and see all of the awesome work hanging at the gallery.

AD2 // Sneak Peek // THIS FRIDAY

Images for this friday's opening at PHANTOM HAND, Artificial Dissemination 2; Propaganda to Popaganda, have started leaking online. Here's a sneak-peek from artists Kirsten Harper, Shawn Hileman, and James Heimer.

Artificial Dissemination 2; Propaganda to Popaganda
Opening reception this Friday, January 27th 6:00PM-???

Last Night

Friends,
Last night we wrapped up Out to Dry 3 at Phantom Hand. Thank you so much to everybody who braved the weather and helped us send off this show in bourbon soaked style. Thanks to the artists, patrons, organizers, and random tourists and south-street shoppers for making our inaugural show a success. Out to Dry 3 was populated by over 50 Philadelphia artists, and well over 400 pieces of artwork.

  

If there was a particular print you wanted to snag but couldn't make the closing, don't fret; some of the artwork from this exhibition will still be on display at the gallery over the next few weeks.

This Friday, January 27th is the opening reception for Artificial Dissemination; Propaganda to Popaganda. The artwork has already started to trickle in and appear on blogs, and if these sneak-peeks are an indicator, this is going to be a bad-ass show. Check out the facebook event-page HERE.

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