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Arts & Entertainment

Iconic Manhattan sculpture finds a new home in Collegeville, Pa.

An icon of bustling Rockefeller Center in NYC, the sculpture "Cubed Curve" is now on the leafy campus of Ursinus College.

5 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Artist attempts to sum up the world in Philly exhibit

Rina Banerjee's first major retrospective at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is called "Make Me a Summary of the World."

5 years ago

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Philly artists recreate gigantic 1973 ‘Rube Goldberg’ orchestra

Now on display at the Pearlstein Gallery in Drexel University’s URBN Annex, “Zwei Mann Orchester” is a musical Rube Goldberg machine that delights with its symphonic absurdity

5 years ago

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Chris Taylor, president of the Clay Studio, and Vice President Jennifer Martin, are moving their studio out of Old City to a larger site on North American Street.
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‘Bursting at the seams,’ Clay Studio plans move from Old City to Kensington

A longtime arts anchor in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood, the Clay Studio prepares to relocate.

5 years ago

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A Rodin sculpture of a nude man is juxtaposed with an abstract work by Anselm Kiefer
Arts & Entertainment

Barnes Foundation hosts reboot of August Rodin

Painter Anselm Keifer has made a series of works in response to his kindred spirit, Auguste Rodin. They're on display at the Barnes, the only U.S. venue for the exhibition.

5 years ago

A bust of Napoleon Bonaparte by Auguste Rodin is on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Lost Rodin bust finds a home in Philadelphia

A forgotten bust by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, hiding in plain sight in a small New Jersey town for 80 years, is now on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

6 years ago

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Philadelphia police protect the Frank Rizzo statue during a protest
Politics & Policy

Destination unknown: Philly to move Rizzo statue

The statue has been a polarizing public artwork for years, with critics calling for its removal, given Rizzo’s record on police brutality, especially in communities of color.

6 years ago

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Rich Jones proposed a monument of Ida Tarbell, a famous Philadelphia muckraker, and biographer of Abraham Lincoln. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Art project helps Philadelphia celebrate collective consciousness in monumental way

“If you had to pick a monument that represented contemporary Philadelphia, what would you choose?”

6 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

For Delaware artist Robert Straight, inspiration begins with the canvas itself

Have you ever looked at a blank canvas? Really looked at it? Those tiny little threads, woven together, it's that pattern gives Robert Straight his inspiration.

6 years ago

Frank Rizzo's statue  on the plaza of the Municipal Services Building stands at the center of controversy. Recently this afro pick with a black power symbol was added.(Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Stay or go? Philadelphia sounds off on the Rizzo statue controversy

Ask Philadelphians for opinions on the Frank Rizzo statue, and you’ll get some serious attitude. The city recently invited citizens ...

6 years ago

Police stand guard at the Frank Rizzo statue on the grounds of the Municipal Services Building. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Community

3,000 suggestions later, Rizzo statue’s future still in limbo

The chance to have your say about what Philadelphia should do with the statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo is over. But it will be ...

6 years ago

 Terry Williamson, president of the Philadelphia Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Fund. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Architect of Philadelphia’s Vietnam memorial talks about why he served and why he protested

This story is part of a WHYY series examining how ...

6 years ago

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Community

Sculpture marks Delaware company’s escape from 87th floor on 9/11 [video]

A company that had offices in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, reveals a sculpture at its Delaware headquarters in honor of 9/11 ...

6 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

A long-dead Pa. governor’s trip across town: Stolen Beaver bust recovered in FDR Park

The stolen bronze bust of a Civil War-era military commander was discovered Friday morning, abandoned beneath an Interstate 95 ...

6 years ago

 Mayor Jim Kenney wil formally ask the Philadelphia Art Commission to weigh in on whether to remove the 9-foot statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo from the steps of the Municipal Services Building.(Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Kenney administration will ask Philly Art Commission to review Rizzo statue location

Philadelphia’s mayor has promised a review of whether to move the Frank Rizzo statue that has again inspired controversy following ...

6 years ago

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