Visual Arts
Valentine’s Day events, Super Bowl Sunday, and Boyz II Men in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Carl Thomas and Case in Del., V-Day, and Super Bowl Sunday in Philly, plus "The Color Purple" in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
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Listen 6:07Philly and Kansas City make an artful Super Bowl wager
The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art of Kansas City have each bet a work of art, on loan, on the outcome of the game.
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Feb. 2 - Feb. 5: African culture celebrated in Del., Wanda Sykes in Philly, and TruTV’s “Impractical Jokers” in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
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Listen 5:40‘Bo Bardi-mania’: British artist Isaac Julien returns to Philly ‘entangled’ in a Brazilian architect
The British video artist returns to Philly with his second installation in a year, about the Brazilian modernist who transformed São Paulo.
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5 takeaways from the Oscar nominations
War movies are big, first-time acting nominees had a great morning, and inclusion at the Oscars is still an uphill battle.
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Flower Show to light up Convention Center with ‘Garden Electric’
A preview of the Flower Show’s return to the Convention Center highlighted multi-media projections and sound in “The Garden Electric.”
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Listen 1:02Philly artist Alex Da Corte explodes into ‘The Street’
The Philly artist’s immersive installation at UArts taps into anxieties born out of the pandemic era.
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Listen 1:21Chinatown’s streets were packed with families celebrating the occasion, with fireworks and dancing lions to complete the scene.
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Listen 1:16America’s definitive collection of antique Windsor chairs will be sold at auction
Philadelphia illustrator Charles Santore, known as a celebrated artist of children’s books, was also America’s foremost expert on Windsor chairs.
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Listen 1:19Art that stares back: Life-size figures reflect cultural identities at the Clay Studio
The Clay Studio in Philadelphia asked 12 artists to make work that reflects how they feel about their position in the world right now.
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Listen 1:21Jan. 5 - Jan. 8: Philly Loves Bowie week, Opera Delaware benefit, “SpongeBob The Musical” in N.J., are among the area’s weekend highlights.
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Listen 4:53Jonny Castro’s 1,200 portraits memorialize people lost to gun violence and fallen first responders
As a PPD forensic artist, drawing crime victims is his job — but this side project keeps him going.
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Dec. 22 - 25: Disney on Ice, A Longwood Christmas, Electron’s holiday concert are among weekend highlights in the area.
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Listen 5:20Another Philadelphian is embarking on a 40-day chicken challenge — but this time, it’s art
A live paint-off at Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar will mark the finale of Bob Dix’s poultry endeavor.
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Dec. 8 - 11: Ween in Philly, ‘A Christmas Carol’ in N.J., and Winterthur’s Candlelight Concert in Delaware are among weekend highlights in the area.
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