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
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
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
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
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
There is something neurologically thrilling about viewing Von Rydingsvard’s work.
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The Secret Lives of Discarded Things
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.
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The Tactile Pull of Keith Smith’s Book Art
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
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
The artisanal has always been seen as a counterweight to the industrial. Both appear in the work of Patricia Urquiola.
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Boston and Philadelphia’s Art Museums Gamble Loaning a Painting on the Super Bowl
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
Philadelphia Assembled differentiates itself by not putting pleasure as its end goal, risking the discomfort of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s guests.
