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.
Philadelphia
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.
News
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.
News
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.
Art
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.
News
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.
News
Philadelphia’s Fabric Workshop and Museum Has a New Leader
Kelly Shindler, formerly at the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, will step into the role in September.
Art
A Joyful Meeting of Matisse and Renoir
New Encounters takes Matisse and Renoir out of their usual spots at the Barnes Foundation to shed light on the relationship between the two artists.
News
Philadelphia Announces New Armenian Heritage Walk
The city's “Young Meher” statue will anchor the outdoor art gallery and gardens, commemorating Armenian strength and resilience in the face of genocide.
Film
Blackfeet Documentary Wins Climate Justice Award at BlackStar Festival
Narrated by Lily Gladstone, the new film chronicles the tribe’s efforts to rekindle the traditional practice of stewarding a wild buffalo population.
Guide
A Peek Into This Year’s BlackStar Film Festival Lineup
The annual festival returns for its 13th edition this August, kicking off with Shatara Michelle Ford’s Black, queer roadtrip film inspired by Paris, Texas.