http://theartblog.org/2009/11/weekly-update-november-first-friday-on-the-mind/ Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof's artblog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:00:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://theartblog.org/2009/11/weekly-update-november-first-friday-on-the-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-5831 roberta Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:05:34 +0000 http://theartblog.org/?p=10378#comment-5831 Do you really think so (about the homeless in Philly being more desperate)? They're very visible, that's for sure. A few years back the city did sweeps of center city and pushed the homeless elsewhere but it seems now that they are back and the city is not sweeping them out. It must be a policy change. Maybe Bloomberg has a policy for the homeless in NY that sweeps them out of Manhattan? We have a lot of homeless here but I remember being shocked a few years back at what seemed like an even greater number of homeless in San Francisco, LA...and then in Portland, OR, too. Only, the West coast homelessness seemed different--kids and stoners mostly instead of the poor, displaced and mentally ill. It's such a problem and no city is really dealing with it the way it needs to be dealt with...I love that you found 319 11th to be a hopeful place...That's a great way to put it! Do you really think so (about the homeless in Philly being more desperate)? They’re very visible, that’s for sure. A few years back the city did sweeps of center city and pushed the homeless elsewhere but it seems now that they are back and the city is not sweeping them out. It must be a policy change. Maybe Bloomberg has a policy for the homeless in NY that sweeps them out of Manhattan? We have a lot of homeless here but I remember being shocked a few years back at what seemed like an even greater number of homeless in San Francisco, LA…and then in Portland, OR, too. Only, the West coast homelessness seemed different–kids and stoners mostly instead of the poor, displaced and mentally ill. It’s such a problem and no city is really dealing with it the way it needs to be dealt with…I love that you found 319 11th to be a hopeful place…That’s a great way to put it!

]]> http://theartblog.org/2009/11/weekly-update-november-first-friday-on-the-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-5825 Michael Andre Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:54:50 +0000 http://theartblog.org/?p=10378#comment-5825 A good group of First Friday shows. I liked Shelter and Gierschick especially. Shelter: Philly seems to have proportionally larger colony of homeless than Manhattan; they're inescapable and more desperate in Philly. Gierschick deftly transforms simple materials, bringing out sometimes the absolute beauty of humble THINGS. 319 11th is also a good place to visit. It's a hopeful place. A good group of First Friday shows. I liked Shelter and Gierschick especially. Shelter: Philly seems to have proportionally larger colony of homeless than Manhattan; they’re inescapable and more desperate in Philly. Gierschick deftly transforms simple materials, bringing out sometimes the absolute beauty of humble THINGS. 319 11th is also a good place to visit. It’s a hopeful place.

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