Visual Arts
Asian Arts Initiative leader shaping cultural, civic identity in Philly
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Anne Ishii about her new role as executive director of Asian Arts Initiative.
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Listen 5:45Museum of the Bible says 5 of the Dead Sea Scrolls fragments are fake
The museum will replace the five fragments in the display with three other fragments that will receive further study.
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A.I. produced ‘portrait’ will go up for auction at Christie’s
A new portrait that is vaguely reminiscent of something painted by an old master is headed to Christie's New York auction block later this week
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Philly artists join others in archiving their creative process
Artists contribute to New York library's public archive of 'process work,' the throw-away sketches made in pursuit of the final work.
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Nearly forgotten French impressionist regains her moment in Philadelphia exhibit
Berthe Morisot - a founding artist of French impressionism who was nearly forgotten - is coming back at the Barnes Foundation.
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Forever ‘frenemies’: Barnes and Stokowksi
The Philadelphia Orchestra is bringing together strange bedfellows.
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It’s complicated: Life and work of Rube Goldberg at Philly’s Jewish Museum
Exhibit on life and work of Rube Goldberg opens at National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.
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Artist’s take on women in trouble on display at Philly Fabric Workshop and Museum
In her largest solo show, Suzanne Bocanegra takes over the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia with four installations about women in trouble.
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Philly’s Navy Yard welcomes visitors with open arms
The Navy Yard in Philadelphia unveils its first major public art installation, a comically ferocious sea monster.
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Explore Philly’s murals with your kids
Philadelphia is a city of neighborhoods—and depending on where you and your family live, whether within the city limits or in the Philly suburbs, there may be lots of neighbor
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Faces of formerly incarcerated adorn downtown Philly building
The Municipal Services Building in downtown Philadelphia hosts a temporary mural and programming about citizens returning from prison.
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Realizing Barnes’ dream, Lower Merion garden entrusted to St. Joe’s University
The Barnes Foundation arboretum, at the original Lower Marion location, is now operated by St. Joseph's University.
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International artists reclaim Trump’s insult
Trump once called them "shitholes." Now artists from those countries are reclaiming the epithet.
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‘To The Polls’ wants to harness Instagram for voter registration
An exhibition of murals by local artists urges people to register to vote.
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Listen 1:53New Philly museum seeks to help women break through barriers to become fine artists
The Women’s Mobile Museum is a year-long artist residency and exhibition project of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC).
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