
Sculpture
Hidden in plain sight: Philadelphia as the center of the American avant-garde
A new exhibition by the University of the Arts positions Philadelphia as the heart of the mid-century American avant-garde.
6 years ago
Listen 1:46Philly Loves Bowie opens with exhibition of fan and fine art
An international roster of 47 artists submitted work to the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia to honor the late David Bowie.
6 years ago
Listen 1:34Noodles thrown on Rizzo statue, which won’t be moved until 2022
A day after the controversial bronze likeness was defaced with a scrawl reading “FASCIST,” it was defaced again.
6 years ago
Timeline for Rizzo statue removal pushed back — again
The Kenney administration has readjusted the timeline for relocating the larger-than-life statue of Frank Rizzo yet again.
6 years ago
Philly native Stephen Talasnik brings his work home for Seaport’s floating art exhibit
An art exhibit floating on the Delaware opens at the Seaport Museum. Philly-born artist Stephen Talasnik returns after 34 years to contribute.
6 years ago
‘It looks like me:’ New South Philly statue meant to inspire young women and girls
Philly commissioned ‘MVP’ as part of a public art program, and it’s the city’s first statue of an individual African-American girl.
6 years ago
Lucy The Elephant at 138: Standing the test of time
Lucy The Elephant, the 65-foot-tall Margate landmark, turns 138 Saturday. The country's oldest roadside attraction has withstood natural disasters and threats of demolition.
Air Date: July 17, 2019
Listen 13:22Two Philadelphia Art Museum sculptures are moving across town
Monumental sculptures at one of the entrances of the Philadelphia Museum of Art will be removed to make room for building renovations by Frank Gehry.
6 years ago
Listen 1:44‘Sculpture Zoo in Logan Circle’ brings public art to life
This weekend, the Swann Fountain will serve as inspiration as Philadelphia-based artists put on animal sculpture demonstrations for young artists.
6 years ago
How a massive Robinson Fredenthal sculpture moved to Chestnut Hill in the dead of night
The “White Water” sculpture had been in downtown Philadelphia for 40 years. It now lives on the front lawn of the Woodmere Museum.
7 years ago
Listen 1:57Antony Gormley’s iron sculptures loom over Rocky steps at Art Museum
People running up the Rocky steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art now face something new at the top – a wall of 10 cast-iron figures planted on the top step.
7 years ago
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.
7 years ago
Listen 2:07Artist 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."
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
Listen 4:04‘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.
8 years ago
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