Visual Arts
A mythology for North Philly appears on construction fencing
The Village of Arts and Humanities developed a tarot deck that will inform the construction of a new art gallery.
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Listen 1:33‘Sublime’ folk sculptures by William Edmondson at the Barnes Foundation
Eight decades after his landmark exhibition at MOMA, William Edmondson’s “Monumental Vision” gets refreshed at the Barnes.
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Listen 1:17Philly artist wins $100K craft prize for her work remembering Black ancestors
Adebunmi Gbadebo makes work from materials sourced directly from her enslaved ancestors.
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Listen 1:54Contemporary art ‘reanimates’ historic sculpture garden on the Schuylkill River
Maren Hassinger’s “Steel Bodies” reanimates a vision of American history at the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial along the Schuylkill River.
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Listen 1:27How Upper Darby’s famed Tower Theater was reborn as a music venue
Opened as a movie house, it faltered in the postwar years — until rock promoter Rick Green came around.
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June 15 -19: Juneteenth celebrations, “I Hate Hamlet” in N.J., and Keb’ ‘Mo in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:35Philadelphia Museum of Art may have original Vermeer in its vault
Scholars argue the Art Museum’s damaged “Lady with a Guitar” is not a copy of a 17th century Old Master, but the real deal.
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Listen 1:23The motherlode: Whistler’s iconic portrait is back in Philly after 142 years
The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s exhibition of the iconic portrait of American motherhood explains how it has European roots.
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Listen 1:22Cherry Street Pier invites visitors to step inside the youth criminal justice system
The #NoKidsInPrison exhibition advocates for alternatives to youth incarceration through virtual reality and immersive environments.
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Listen 1:31Odunde, Havertown Irish Festival, Shania Twain, Queerapalooza in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
June 8-11: Odunde in Pa., Shania Twain in N.J., and Morris Day and The Time in Del. are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Listen 5:28‘What happens if the machines take over?’ Philly’s Liberty Museum is going all in on A.I. art
“Data Nation” takes you into a multidisciplinary meditation on “digital citizenship.”
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Medical illustration is a small field — there are about 2,000 certified professionals in the world, including a small team in Philly at CHOP.
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Listen 4:55May 19-21: Bellefonte Arts Fest in Delaware, New Hope Pridefest in Pa., and “Water by the Spoonful” in N.J. are among this weekend’s event highlights.
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Listen 5:00Portrait exhibit honors victims of Philadelphia gun violence ahead of Mother’s Day
The art exhibit at City Hall featured the portraits of 55 homicide victims as a way to help grieving mothers who’ve lost children to gun violence.
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’We are so powerful’: Exhibition shows how artists helped shut down Berks immigrant detention center
The Shut Down Berks Coalition has created a touring exhibition of how it successfully closed the federal detention center.
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