Friday, 10 March 2017, 7:00-9:00pm

What can–or should be–the role of artistic practice in situations of political crisis? How are we to best understand and theoretically explicate the political contributions of the cultural world? To address these and related questions, the Machete Group proposes to explore a trans-cultural constellation of flashpoints in […]

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March 2-5  2017

Marginal Utility is proud to present the work of Philadelphia based artist Omid Skekari at the 2017 NADA art fair in New York City.

As an Iranian artist, Omid Shekari channels the crises within the Middle East through an imaginative form of magic realism that blends banal events […]

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Saturday, 10 December 2016, 7:00-9:00pm

This is not a time to bury the hatchet. It is a time to dig up the machete. After going partially underground and experimenting in metamorphoses elsewhere, the Machete Group has decided to come back in full force. In the coming months, we will be staging a […]

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30 July 2016, salve 2-6pm

>Please join us for a BBQ fundraiser as we prepare for our Aug-Sept exhibition,
Unlisted. There will be plenty of food and drinks with a sliding scale admission of $7-$40. MENU TBA.
Rumors of a dunktank too.

Opening Reception 11 August 2016,
from 6-10pm

Icebox Project Space
1400 N. American St. Philadelphia Pa

The Icebox Project Space and Marginal Utility are proud to present Unlisted,
a unique art fair setting that focuses on curation through a thoughtful interplay between 13 spaces arranged by Philadelphia based curators, […]

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Closing reception 27 July 4-6pm

“I’ll be doing a zine release at the closing reception for the show Temporary Autonomous Aggro Zone at Marginal Utility in Philadelphia. The exhibition pairs my most recent work from the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, buy more about NJ with Rick Charnoski & […]

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LIVE PERFORMANCE by Rachel Mason: The Lives of Hamilton Fish
with Steven Dufala (formerly of Man Man)

April 15th 2014,
7:00-8:30pm (Door opens at 6:30)
Elaine C. Levitt Auditorium
Gershman Hall,
University of the Arts
401 South Broad Street (corner of Broad & Pine Streets)
Philadelphia, […]

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for Stefan Martin: Selected Works exhibition

Saturday, 22 March, 2014
4:00-5:30 pm

John McInerney will play selections from his collection of Jazz 78rpm albums and LP’s that Stefan’s father David Stone Martin designed the cover graphics for. David Stone Martin produced illustrations for more than 400 record albums for labels such as Clef, […]

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Printed Matter,
Inc. presents
THE NY ART BOOK FAIR
September 28 – 30, 2012
Preview: Thursday, September 27, 6 – 9 pm
MoMA PS1

Marginal Utility is pleased to announce that it is participating in THE NY ART BOOK FAIR 2012.

http://nyartbookfair.com/

Saturday 17 March, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm

On the occasion of the exhibition Five Acts: Chronicles of Dissent,Marginal Utility will be hosting a discussion on the structure,
imaging, and personal affect of protest. Please join us on Saturday, March 17 at 6PM for a conversation with two contributors to the exhibition, NAEEM […]

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