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ICA Philadelphia Reopens for Fall 2020 With Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal

by ICA Philadelphia September 25, 2020November 5, 2020

The first major retrospective of the free jazz icon’s multidisciplinary work is on view from September 26, 2020, until January 24, 2021.

See Newly Digitized, Public Archives on Recitalist Marian Anderson’s Life and Work

by Sarah Rose Sharp August 21, 2020November 5, 2020

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries launched its publicly accessible archives of renowned contralto and Civil Rights activist Marian Anderson.

Penn Museum to Remove Skull Collection of Enslaved People

by Hakim Bishara July 23, 2020November 5, 2020

Activists and UPenn students have released a series of additional demands regarding the abolition of the Morton Cranial Collection.

Access Rare and Beautiful “Manuscripts of the Muslim World” via UPenn’s Digital Library

by Sarah Rose Sharp April 27, 2020April 28, 2020

The project offers over 500 manuscripts and 827 paintings that are “mostly unresearched.”

Karyn Olivier: Everything That’s Alive Moves, on View at ICA Philadelphia Through May 10

by ICA Philadelphia February 11, 2020February 10, 2020

A solo exhibition of large-scale sculptures by Karyn Olivier explores the emotional weight of monuments at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania.

The University of Pennsylvania MFA Satellite Show, Holding Pattern, Opens July 26

by University of Pennsylvania July 22, 2019

The exhibition will feature 11 recent MFA graduates and will be on view from July 26 to August 9 at Studio 10 Gallery in Bushwick.

Architects Reimagine Central Park After a Fictional Eco-Terrorist Attack

by Zachary Small December 4, 2018December 5, 2018

Competitors for the University of Pennsylvania’s ICONOCLAST Design Competition were asked to design a post-apocalyptic Central Park after a fictional eco-terrorist attack left “Bill Di Blastoff” looking for a more democratic, ecological, and beautiful plan.

Penn Commissions Sound Artists to Respond to Landscape Photographs

by Allison Meier March 3, 2017March 6, 2017

The University of Pennsylvania commissioned 10 sound artists to respond to 10 landscape photographs in its art collection.

Penn Libraries Acquires Benjamin Franklin’s First Broadside, a Skull-Adorned Elegy

by Allison Meier January 24, 2017January 25, 2017

In 1723, a teenaged Benjamin Franklin created his first printing piece, a broadside elegy recently acquired by the University of Pennsylvania.

New Research Suggests Lack of Brain Filter May Increase Creativity

by Allison Meier March 15, 2013March 18, 2013

Quick, think of a new use for a baseball bat. If you thought of something that doesn’t involve a swinging action (e.g., smashing things), such as using it as a rolling pin, congratulations, you’re a person with excellent creativity. However, you may also have less of a brain “filter” than most.

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