Tom Judd. "The World is Flat" mixed media on reclaimed cardboard. 12 feet by 25 feet. 2010
Tom Judd. "The World is Flat" mixed media on reclaimed cardboard. 12 feet by 25 feet. 2010
“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.