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In November 2015, The Fillmore, a presenter of music venues throughout the country, announced a partnership with its Fishtown location and Mural Arts. The two organizations came together to create a program featuring a rotating mural on the exterior of The Fillmore, with plans to change it every 60 to 90 days. Located on Richmond Street just two blocks from the bustling center of Fishtown, murals were painted on the load-in/load-out shutter door that welcomes all of the artists who perform at the venue.
“Part of The Fillmore legacy that Bill Graham created was the grass roots poster culture and resulting psychedelic art form which was created during the late 60s and 70s. That spirit of creating unique art to promote and celebrate the acts performing has carried on for over 50 years. Partnering with Mural Arts is a natural extension for The Fillmore to welcome the acts that are performing with amazing street art and to connect with the community and support local and national artists,” said Jason Bray, General Manager of The Fillmore. Mural Arts Philadelphia oversaw the scheduling and coordinated with local and traveling artists.
From the artist’s statement:
“[The mural] conveys a nonlinear path through duality of oneself. The idea that you can exist within yourself more than once. An all-encompassing self awareness is often affected by outside perspective and the ever changing present. [The mural contains] a message of peripatetic discovery and the notion of individualism. The pattern or planes are multi-directional as a reminder that the path can be irrational. The colors represent the seasons changing and evolving forward.”
Location Note: Mural no longer on view at this location (temporary project).