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This Issue 02/17/2005

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David Bunn: Double Monster

Temple Gallery

45 N. Second St.

Thu, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., free

(215) 925-7379

Like art? Good. Like art that nobody else gets? Even better. Come check out David Bunn's Double Monster, a project based on a decade-long series of works based on obsolete library card catalogs. Yeah, I don't get it either. But I'll still be there with my beret and entourage of pseudo-intellectuals.

Drexel University Annual Art Auction

Mandell Theatre and Living Arts Lounge

33rd and Chestnut streets

Fri, 7 p.m., $5

(215) 895-2451

www.drexel.edu/depts/artsAdm/

Admit it. You are one of those elitist kids who scoff at the Drexel kids who crash MarBar on Thursday nights. Well, you can feel extra cool by running up the price at the Drexel Art Auction, just because you can afford to. Pretty damn good, right? Well at least until you get stuck paying half of your tuition for a painting of the Drexel campus like some kid did last year. But then again, he didn't even go to Penn.

Allegheny Meadows Exhibition and Sale

The Clay Studio

139 N. Second St.

Fri, 12 p.m.- 6 p.m., free

(215) 925-3453

Valentines Day is for pottery. You didn't know it, but what she/he really wanted was a pot. Redeem yourself and take your valentine to this exhibit. Let him/her pick from the work of creative, local artists. Also, the exhibit is free, so you can satisfy your daily, weekly, yearly or lifetime culture requirement.

Art and Community VII: The Americas

Esther M. Klein Art Gallery

University City Science Center

3701 Market Street

Sat, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., free

(215) 387-2262

Just in time for Penn women's week, this is a group exhibition for contemporary women's art production. Directed at the politics of regional difference across the American continents, this is one exhibit that should be accessible even to those who don't often "get" art. Wine tasting will also be available for those of you who should have gone to Cornell.

Hermann Nitsch / Die Aktionen: 1962-2003

Slought Foundation

4017 Walnut Street

Sat, 6:30 p.m., free

(215) 222-9050

So I guess you were wondering when someone as creepy as Dr. Lecter would show up in real life and make a work of art? Well, wonder no more. This week at the Slought Foundation, gore is king. From fake crucifixions to the disemboweling of various animals, Nitsch has taken documentaries to a new level. You should be happy though since he has given all a truly special gift -- a reason to stand back and really go "What the fuck?"

Of Print and Paint

Gallery Siano

309 Arch Street

Mon-Wed, by appointment, Thu- Sat, 11-6 p.m., free

(215) 629-2940

www.gallerysiano.com

Totally confusing and abstracted yet vividly colorful and soothing at the same time. Sounds like we've finally found a way to explain this version of OPP since the song never made any freaking sense.