“The World Is Flat” by Tom Judd – 8200 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia-based artist Tom Judd transforms the “old” Magarity Ford building in Chestnut Hill into a temporary studio – resulting in the creation of The World Is Flat, a large-scale site-specific installation.
Through the reappropriation and transformation of locally found cardboard boxes (discarded “vessels” designed for the transport of goods), The World Is Flat evokes a contemplation on the materials, barriers, and windows that signify a greater sense of communication, expansion and colonialism. Housed within a “retired” American automobile dealership, The World Is Flat reminds us that the boundaries of communities and economies are continually being redefined and reborn as new histories are written. To read more.