Michael Penn Photography  JUNE 2018

One Year Without Little Pete's, Woodmere 77th Juried Exhibition, MoMA and Lonely New York

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Little Pete's in happier times

May 29th marked the one-year anniversary of Little Pete’s closing...

The building has been demolished and digging for the foundation has begun on the trendy Hyatt hotel that’s to be finished sometime in 2020.

Over the last four months I’ve been spending a lot of time photographing a block away from Little Pete’s, in Rittenhouse Square Park and I’ve run into former employees and long time regular customers. All of  whom are still greatly saddened at the loss of this institution.

We reminisce about Pete’s and talk about how nothing in center city, has been able to take its place. A few admit venturing to the MidTown III, being it’s the last remaining real diner in Center City. All concede, you don’t get the feeling of home like you did at Little Pete’s.

Over the last year and a half there have been rumors floating about the demise of MidTown III. How soon until the diner becomes just a fond memory of Americana?

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The Woodmere Annual: 77th Juried Exhibition

Saturday June 2nd marked the opening of The Woodmere Annual. I'm please and proud to have my work hanging among other talented Philadelphians. You can find my photograph "Philadelphia 802; My Luck's Gonna Change" in the mezzanine of the rotunda. The exhibition runs until September 3rd, 2018.

Woodmere’s annual juried exhibition highlights contemporary work in a wide variety of media by artists living within fifty miles of the Museum. This year’s juror is Syd Carpenter, a sculptor and professor of studio art at Swarthmore College who invited artists and craftspeople to submit work in all media that reference the land, the transience of the body, and the skill of the maker. The exhibition will include work curated from the museum’s collection as well as work by Carpenter.

The exhibition will feature works in a wide variety of media from artists living within 50 miles of the Museum.

The exhibition will be accompanied by an illustrated digital catalogue and has been featured in the latest episode of Woodmere's podcast, Diving Board. To subscribe and listen, click here.

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MoMA and Lonely New York

On May 21st, I received an email stating "Lonely New York" will reside in MoMA's Library along with my other publications.

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