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It’s half a block of tile, glass and pure obsession
At 1020 South Street in South Philly, an artist spent decades covering every surface he could reach with tile, mirrors, broken plates and found objects.
What he built covers roughly half a city block, wraps around itself like a maze, and sits right on one of the city’s most colorful streets. You can see the color from the sidewalk before you even buy a ticket.
What’s inside takes a lot longer to process.
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How a vacant lot became one artist’s life work
Isaiah Zagar started tiling buildings along South Street back in the 1960s, long before the neighborhood had any kind of art reputation. The labyrinth went up on land he didn’t own, piece by piece, year after year…