The giant hair of Jack Nance now has an opening party

PhilaMOCA announces opening party for Eraserhead mural will involve Lynch-themed burlesque, which we frankly want to see.

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The giant hair of Jack Nance now has an opening party

POSTED: Monday, June 18, 2012, 2:45 PM

Filed Under: Arts

PhilaMOCA, which we've been noting has gotten their shit seriously together over the last few years since they took the old mausoleum at 12th and Spring Garden over from Diplo, just announced the details of the big David Lynch celebration we mentioned in CP's summer guide a few weeks back:

On Friday, [July] 13, the Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art will host ERASERHOOD FOREVER, an art show/celebration held in honor of the building’s new Eraserhead mural (south-side exterior).

The neighborhood north of Center City that houses PhilaMOCA is often referred to by a variety of names: Callowhill, the Loft District, West Poplar. But for many Philadelphians it will always be known as the Eraserhood, an affectionate nod to the area’s presence in Eraserhead as well as the greater impact that the environment had on the career of director David Lynch. Disturbing yet humorous, dangerous yet comforting…these are the contradictory words often associated with Lynch’s work and are easily applied to PhilaMOCA as well.

There will also be live music and Lynch-themed burlesque and sketch comedy, which sound so weird that we'd probably even consider paying to see burlesque and sketch comedy. (j/k!)

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