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Inside Out Brings Museum of Art Replicas to the Riverwards


Take a walk through the neighborhoods of Fishtown and Kensington this fall and you’ll notice large format artwork hung up around on the walls of local businesses and in community parks. The paintings are part of Inside Out, a two-year public art initiative founded by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Fuge in Two Colors

Inside Out brings replicas of real life works of art from the Philadelphia Museum of Art and places them within specific communities for three month long exhibitions. While these are indeed just photographed copies of the originals — if only we could actually drink a margarita next to an original Dali — the project’s goal is to encourage spontaneous interactions with art.

Moorish Chief

New Kensington Community Development Corporation was so excited when the Philadelphia Museum of Art approached us about including Fishtown and Kensington in their Inside Out project,” Joanna Winchester of the NKCDC said. “This neighborhood has such a strong and vibrant arts community, we felt like it made a lot of sense for our arts corridor to showcase the museum’s pieces next to locally-created public art already on display up and down Frankford Avenue.”

Le Bon Bock

Communities were selected to be part of Inside Out based on their ability to support the project on a local level, as well as enthusiastic partners and amble outdoor space. 19125 received 14 replicas that have been placed on or around various stops along Frankford Ave. The three month long exhibition is set to run August – November. Inside Out had it’s official First Friday opening on September 4.

Moulin Rouge

“I saw it in my hometown Newtown, Bucks County a few months ago and it’s fun to see it now in Fishtown,” Greg Labold, a local artist who was out for First Friday, said. “Makes you wonder… If graffiti was in a frame would people take real outdoor street art more seriously? But you know what? I would love to see more art on the street no matter if it’s provided by the Philadelphia Museum of Art or if it’s a local artist. There should be a mandatory building code stating that every new modern but totally boring luxury condo built in Fishtown must now have fine art adorning the outside walls so that the community may be stimulated and inspired!”

Ascension Day

Here’s a list of all the art available for you and your neighbors to enjoy this fall:

PMA Inside Out

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