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Former Met President Daniel Weiss to Lead Philadelphia Art Museum
The news comes on the heels of a lawsuit by former director Sasha Suda, who accused the institution of wrongful termination.
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Why Was the Philadelphia Art Museum Director Sacked?
You won’t get a straight answer from the museum about the sudden dismissal of Sasha Suda.
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People Really Hate the Philadelphia Art Museum Rebrand
The PMA is now PhAM, with a new logo that critics say evokes a football club, athleisure, or “some kind of Cold War monstrosity.”
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LOOK HERE Highlights the Work of Progressive Art Studios Nationwide
The Center for Creative Works and Haverford College’s Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery present a dynamic, multisensory exhibition illuminating the work of neurodivergent artists.
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Pennsylvania Museum Sues Trump Administration Over Grant Cuts
The president effectively dismantled the Institute of Museum and Library Services, leaving hundreds of federal fund recipients in the lurch.
Features
Moki Cherry, the Swedish Designer Who Blurred Art and Life
The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia will soon show a trove of the artist’s textile works, costumes, performance documentation, and more.
Art Review
Joiri Minaya Upends the Allure of Exoticization
The artist’s performance reflects the evolution of its garden site from starkly colonial origins to a different type of cultural cross-pollination.
Art Review
After Modernism Is a Lesson in Curating
This exhibition of works from the Neumann family collection takes a unique approach, bringing University of Pennsylvania art students into the curatorial process.
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Crudely Gesturing Trump Effigy Appears in Philadelphia
The anonymous work, placed behind a sculpture of a female figure, features a “grabbing” hand in reference to Trump’s lewd comments about women.
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Three Months After Closing, UArts Files for Bankruptcy
The filing comes on the heels of a failed merger with Temple University, where over 330 students have transferred this semester from the defunct Philadelphia college.
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The Various Talents of Mary Cassatt
During her lifetime and since her death in 1926, the painter, printer, and pastels virtuoso has often been reduced to single aspects of her life and work.
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An Artwork Gifted to George Washington Could Fetch $800K This Fall
“The Destruction of the Bastille” (1789), an ink-washed relic of the French Revolution, is going under the hammer in Philadelphia.