Visual Arts

In 1840, photography was both the runt of the fine art world and its greatest threat.

At 70, photographer David Lebe is having his first retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He didn't think he'd live to see it.

Thirty Philadelphia artists submitted work that has replaced all advertising in the Walnut-Locust Station.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has the first major retrospective of David Lebe’s experimental photography, tracing his life as a gay man for a half-century.

“Mundane Futures” assembles African-American art and artifacts as it imagines a radically banal tomorrow. The exhibit continues through March 31 at Penn.

The US Constitution Center joins a group of Philadelphia museums that offer programs for people with sensory sensitivities

The life of artist Romare Bearden, best known for his collage work, is chronicled by Philadelphia native Mary Schmidt Campbell.

Five thousand pictures of Philly in the 1960s and '70s were donated to Penn, without descriptions. The university is asking the internet for help.

The first photo project to show the colors of America, circa 1940, was commissioned by the U.S. government but never exhibited until now.

Artwork depicting melting glaciers and dying coral reefs is on exhibit in a Philadelphia synagogue. It centers on the concept of tikkun olam, Hebrew for “repair the world.”

The goal was to brighten the atmosphere of the 102-year old school with 100 murals throughout the building.

At Kensington High, volunteers intend to paint 100 murals reflecting the ideals of Martin Luther King Jr. and other inspiring figures.

In its ongoing push to be more contemporary, the Allentown Art Museum presents work by one of America’s most important art photographers.

Scientists discover more evidence that suggest female artisans 1,000 years ago were not as rare as previously thought.

Three American women of Taiwanese descent are cooking up the dishes of their youth. Except they're not using food. They're using plaster, paint and porcelain.