530 South Street • Philadelphia, PA
More Fun Upstairs
From the first tag to the latest wheat paste, upstairs at TMom’s has been home to a rich history of local & international street art. This is an ever changing gallery: an un-curated & spontaneous outpouring of creativity by local & traveling artists and the countless visitors who leave their unique mark here nightly.
The birth of the upstairs as a vibrant art space is in part tied to a 1999 exhibition by brothers Noah & Nathan Rice. That year the Brothers Rice brought their umbrella wheat pastes we’d been admiring around South Street to Mom’s. All 5000 of them.
Sticker art has been an important part of the upstairs at Mom’s since day one. So it’s a huge honor (and a lot of fun) to be the home of the Sticky Art Machine.
Love & Good Times Always
Catch this limited edition tee by Philly graphic designer & printmaker GrimGrimGrim.
We’re stoked to be able to share a piece of his wearable art with you.
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The TMoms GrimGrimGrim tee shirt is available NOW online for pick or shipping or IRL at Tattooed Mom.
Printed in white on a black tee in a full range of sizes.
Artist Series limited edition run, so don’t sleep!
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We’ve invited some of the talented folks who make Mom’s & the city of Philadelphia beautiful to help celebrate our 21st year with specially commissioned tee shirt designs. The fourth edition in our Anniversary Artist Series tees is by NTEL of the internationally famous AIDS Crew. The world is lucky to have received the Ab5trACT NT3Ligents of his intergalactic transmissions through art, design, graffiti & (sub)culture.
We’re stoked beyond words to be able to share this new piece of his wearable art with you.
We sent smoke signals to ask NTEL how his design was inspired by his vision of Tattooed Mom:
*signal detected
Dear Mom,
I hope this letter finds you well. I am good, but the Battle rages on. It has been raining for 3 Weeks, and I fear the worst for our Captain. We fight on despite. My thoughts of you keep me Strong, and the distraction of drawing up the Artwork for you was very welcome and refreshing. I hope you received the package, in order.
Speaking of, I remember one of the first times ever being in your place, Tattooed Mom’s. It was almost 20 years ago. I was underage, and fresh to the States from Europe with very little companionship or guidance. T-Mom’s had a reputation that preceded herself, and you always told me to stay away. She had long been an establishment known for Food, Music, Culture, and Art, before I moved to America, so it was one of the first places I visited on one of my first trips to Philadelphia, despite your warnings of course. The feeling was deep, and overwhelming, and one could get a sense of her History and long-beating pulse. I was glad I took the risk to sneak in, because it was humbling and eye-opening. Sometimes Mother’s don’t know best, huh?
Now, almost 20 years later, I am equally humbled and honoured that you asked me to create one of Tattooed Mom’s Limited Edition Artist Series 21th Anniversary T-Shirts. My, how crazy Life is. Upon approaching the concept, I wanted to show you how much I love you, Mom, and pay homage to Tattooed Mom’s History, while showing tribute to classic Black + White Rock n’ Roll style Streetwear, but also maintaining some Modern Graffiti influenced funk. I think we achieved those goals.
Before I say bye and return to my post, Mom, I would like to ask you to give special thank you and hugs to Robert, my good friend Noah, and the rest of Mom’s Children and Family…. and though we have not seen each other since I was born… Thank you too, Tattooed Mom. I love you. I hope we did ya proud!
– Love, NTEL
*end transmission
The NTEL x TMoms 21st Anniversary tee shirt will be released on April 9th. Available in a white design on a black tee in a full range of sizes. Limited edition run, so don’t sleep!
Model: K’Triqa • Photography: Elijah Snyder-Vidmar.
We’re excited to share more of these special designs with you. These shirts have been such a success that we are continuing the Mom’s Artist Edition Series into our 21st year. Stay tuned for details on the next Mom’s Artist Edition tee shirt.
We’ve invited some of the talented folks who make Mom’s & the South Street community beautiful to help celebrate our 20th year with specially commissioned tee shirt designs. The third edition in our 20th Anniversary Artist Series tees is by Erik Levy / Kim Su of Body Graphics Studios. He’s been a dear friend for more than the two decades we’ve been here at Mom’s. And we are honored he designed one of our first ever TMoms shirts way back when as well as this new 20th Anniversary jawn.
We’re beyond stoked to be able to share this new piece of his wearable art with you.
We asked Kim Su how being a part of the Mom’s family throughout our history inspired his design:
“Two decades later and still honoring the community and doing it TMom fashion. I’m stoked to be part of the celebration. Happy 20th Anniversary & carri-on!”
The Kim Su x TMoms 20th Anniversary tee shirt will be released on December 28th. Available in a white design on a black tee in a full range of sizes. Limited edition run, so don’t sleep!
We’re excited to share more of these special designs with you over the next 12 months. Stay tuned for details on the next 20th Anniversary Artist Edition tee shirt.
