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The Troubling Technology and Ableist Mentality of Medical Exoskeletons

by Chloe Crawford January 1, 2020December 30, 2019

Designs for Different Futures, currently on exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, disappointingly offers more favoring of today’s ableism in disabled people’s futures.

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CraftNOW Brings 20-Plus Special Events to the Craft Capital of Philadelphia

CraftNOW by CraftNOW October 23, 2019

The organization will host various events that include the Craft Capital exhibition series, a symposium, hands-on activities, tours, and much more.

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Seeing American History Through the Art of a Black WWI Soldier

by John Yau August 24, 2019August 23, 2019

Horace Pippin was a self-taught artist out of necessity, as the society in which he lived had shut most of its doors on him.

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A Photographer’s Intimate Infinitude

Avatar photo by Lev Feigin April 22, 2019April 22, 2019

David Lebe has often relied on alternative photographic processes to create powerful depictions of queer bodies.

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Larry Fink Illuminates the Drama of Boxing

by Stan Mir November 17, 2018November 19, 2018

Initially uninterested in boxing, Fink became hooked on exploring this world of grand ambitions and human vanity.

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How Form Follows Feeling for Sculptor Ursula von Rydingsvard

Avatar photo by Zachary Small July 17, 2018July 16, 2018

There is something neurologically thrilling about viewing Von Rydingsvard’s work.

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The Secret Lives of Discarded Things

by Olivia Jia July 6, 2018

Jean Shin: Collections is a great introduction to the artist for those who do not know her work, but encounters the pitfalls of recontextualizing public art within museum settings.

Keith Smith, "Book Number 11, Up" (1969), artist's book with photographs, drawings, prints, and transparencies (courtesy of Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York; © Keith Smith)
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The Tactile Pull of Keith Smith’s Book Art

Avatar photo by Megan N. Liberty June 21, 2018June 20, 2018

An exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art features Smith’s many and manifold book artworks.

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Oldest Known Portraits of an African American Couple, Found Under a Bed, Star in New Documentary

Avatar photo by Karen Chernick March 21, 2018March 21, 2018

The 1841 portraits by Franklin R. Street have been shown at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and appear in the new documentary The Montiers: An American Story.

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A Shrewd Designer Balances Craft and Commerce

Avatar photo by Glenn Adamson February 12, 2018May 26, 2020

The artisanal has always been seen as a counterweight to the industrial. Both appear in the work of Patricia Urquiola.

Museum Bowl 2018: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston versus the Philadelphia Museum of Art (illustration by Benjamin Sutton/Hyperallergic)
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Boston and Philadelphia’s Art Museums Gamble Loaning a Painting on the Super Bowl

by Elena Goukassian February 2, 2018March 3, 2018

The outcome of Museum Bowl 2018 will depend on whether the Philadelphia Eagles or the New England Patriots prevail on Sunday.

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Ambitions and Limitations of Civic Engagement in the Museum

by Stan Mir October 21, 2017October 20, 2017

Philadelphia Assembled differentiates itself by not putting pleasure as its end goal, risking the discomfort of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s guests.

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“Monumental Concerns” Symposium With Carrie Mae Weems, Hank Willis Thomas, and More
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“Monumental Concerns” Symposium With Carrie Mae Weems, Hank Willis Thomas, and More

Scholars, artists, curators, activists, and historians will convene at Syracuse University in October to consider the role of monuments and their contested place in contemporary society.

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