Sculpture
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.
5 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.
5 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.
5 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."
5 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
6 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.
6 years ago
Listen 1:40Barnes 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.
6 years ago
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
Listen 2:08Destination 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
Listen 0:00Art 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
Listen 0:00For 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.
7 years ago
Stay or go? Philadelphia sounds off on the Rizzo statue controversy
7 years ago
3,000 suggestions later, Rizzo statue’s future still in limbo
7 years ago
Architect of Philadelphia’s Vietnam memorial talks about why he served and why he protested
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ListenSculpture marks Delaware company’s escape from 87th floor on 9/11 [video]
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