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ICE CUBES: The sonic jewel

POSTED: Monday, February 14, 2011, 8:00 PM

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Photo | A.D. Amorosi

Kate Egan, Leah Singer and Cort Day

As it is Valentine's Day and there are presents to be had (and certainly last minute baubles to be bought), I can think of no better sighting to share than the one I had at Egan Day (260 S. 16th Street) on Saturday. That's when Day, the fine handcraft jewelry retailer co-owned and curated by Kate Egan and Cort Day, held a reception for multimedia artist Leah Singer. The New York City-based artist showed off several pieces of her somewhat baroque textural art. Most importantly, though, Singer created a signed limited edition, silk-screen print entitled found object (01) to raise money for the beautification of Philadelphia's Arise Academy. The work itself is a depiction of a gift given to Singer by her husband and Sonic Youth guitarist, Lee Ranaldo. It depicts two links of thick web chain that symbolize love and resilience through the passage of time. Aw. Singer created the print specifically for Egan Day in a run of 25 individual pieces benefiting Arise Academy, Philadelphia's first public charter school created to offer support to youth in foster care placements. Egan Day is contemplative yet brightly lit, a perfect spot for an exhibit entitled "Finders Keepers" and an artist's talk and a private reception. In further Philadelphia/Sonic Youth-related news, Thurston Moore finally finished 12 String Meditations for Jack Rose, an acoustic album dedicated to Philly's late Jack Rose. Not to be confused with Moore's own vocal solo album on Matador, this part of the Vin Du Select Qualitite series of limited edition, vinyl-only albums from Swingset Magazine and Plastic Records. Moore was a fan of the Port Fishington guitar great (see my cover story) and played at his 2009 memorial service here.

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