Visual Arts
Temple exhibit shares the secret life of dolls
The Temple Contemporary gallery now has a solo exhibition by artist Trenton Doyle Hancock, who invited the Philadelphia Doll Museum into his invented universe.
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Painting can be frightening, so one Delaware artist revels in touch of glass
Artist Deborah Johnson finds painting to be scary and intimidating, but when working with glass, she knows just what to do.
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I love you, I hate you: Renoir edition
Audiences love to hate art by Renoir. The Barnes Foundation offers a rebuttal.
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Listen 5:333 must-see new art exhibits this month: Our picks from ‘First Friday’ – Through May, 2018
First Friday doesn't necessarily mean "last chance." Here's our guide to new exhibitions you can catch all month long.
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A Super Bowl mural grows in Philly’s Northeast
The first public mural depicting the Eagles' Super Bowl win has been unveiled near the Northeast Philadelphia Airport.
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Listen 2:25Making movies animates long-term Children’s Hospital patients
Drexel University students are teaming up with young patients at CHOP to create animated films.
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Listen 2:02Violent, monumental work from N.Y. sculptor looms at two Philly museums
One of Ursula von Rydingsvard's works, “Bronze Bowl with Lace,” is a 20-foot bronze, cast in a cedar mold, that resembles a tornado.
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Delaware artist invites you to his ‘Vibe Realm’
By day, Michael Kalmbach is the founder and director of the Creative Vision Factory, in Wilmington. When he isn't working to help others through art, Kalmbach makes his own.
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Behind the scenes of the Chinese Lantern Festival
The steel-framed lanterns are created by 20 artisans from Tianyu Arts & Culture.
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NewsWorks Tonight, April 19, 2018
Air Date: April 19, 2018
Listen 21:29Christie commissions $85K portrait
The cost detail was obtained through an open records request.
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Penn Museum opens new Middle East gallery
The Penn Museum has greatly expanded its Middle East gallery, the first part of a building-wide renovation.
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Exploring the artistic legacy of George A. ‘Frolic’ Weymouth
Perhaps best known for his legacy of philanthropic work, Weymouth was also an accomplished painter. A new exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art looks at this legacy.
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The ‘beautiful chaos’ of Modern Times at Philly Art Museum
Philadelphia Museum of Art dives deep into its Modernist collection for its 'Modern Times' summer exhibition
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Philly exhibit explores idea of technology as 21st-century phantom limb
The idea is that technology has distorted how we view ourselves and society — and yet, it is an inescapable part of us.
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