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(02/05/20 2:59pm)
Sophie Shen (W ’22), a creative from Maryland, sits on her bed in her Harnwell apartment. The room bursts with color and character—there’s artwork hung on most walls, a black tapestry with green leaves, and three frames filled with photographs. On her desk sits a small watercolor set and a corkboard full of lettering. Each frame captures small yet vivid moments.
(02/04/20 11:14pm)
Color Field painting was most likely doomed to fall out of favor from the day of its inception. It’s the sort of blobbish abstract expressionism that those who lack an appetite for non–representational art despise most. The post–war emptiness of thought that inspired the style doesn’t translate well into our modern tendencies to anxiously overthink all we encounter. Unlike the work of famed Abstract Expressionist painters Jackson Pollock or Willem de Kooning, Color Field painting leaves little for the eye to zero in on, and fewer paths of paint for the mind to follow.
(01/29/20 1:26am)
When I first stepped into the Institute of Contemporary Art, I was handed a fresh, bright red carnation and a pin topped by a pearl bead, which I chose to attach to the top left side of my shirt.
(01/22/20 5:23am)
This week, eat pancakes at midnight and try your hand at voguing.
(01/22/20 3:42am)
Perhaps you’ve heard that Benjamin Franklin was a womanizer. Articles like this one—"Was Benjamin Franklin a Pig?"—reflect the extent to which this rumor has gained traction in the public consciousness. Despite his accomplishments as a father of the nation and founder of Penn, Franklin’s memory is often tainted with the label of a reckless philanderer.
(12/03/19 4:53am)
Ten artists sit in a line facing an attentive audience at Fashion District Philadelphia. They're here to discuss their artwork. One wears deep blue statement earrings, and another, cat–eye glasses—they all laugh over the holiday music playing in the background. Each of the artists is a contributor to the Streets Dept Walls, a collection of murals on temporary display on the Concourse Level of the Fashion District in Center City, which opened to the public on Nov. 18.
(11/20/19 4:43am)
According to National Geographic, the global average surface temperature has increased by more than 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit since 1906.
(11/19/19 11:59pm)
The Designs for Different Futures exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art explores the role of design in different aspects of life in the future, in light of the past and the present. Questions of climate change, sustainability, energy, food, and health encompass the show’s wide–ranging focus, and its creators come from varied fields. A few are visual artists, while other contributors to the exhibition are authors, designers, scientists, and game developers.
(11/17/19 6:30pm)
Two well–known dystopian writers have come back after long hiatuses to publish additions to their most celebrated works. Both Margaret Atwood and Suzanne Collins have returned to the literary world during a time when social issues such as climate disaster and women’s rights are at the forefront of public consciousness.
(11/08/19 12:02am)
To say the political climate at the inception of the travelling art exhibition 30 Americans was different from that of today would be an understatement. When the Rubell family first premiered the exhibition of contemporary art by African American artists in 2008, reviews of that first show glimmered with the shiny hope of an Obama presidency. In today’s context, the show holds simmering undertones of protest.
(11/06/19 7:18pm)
Shouts of “Onda, Onda!” rung through Iron Gate Theater as Onda Latina, Penn’s premier Latin dance troupe, presented the fall semester’s installment of their bi–annual showcase this past weekend. Onda Latina—affectionately dubbed “Onda” by troupe and audience members—has been performing since 1996. Founded entirely by students, the group's name translates to “Latin Wave” in English.
(11/16/19 8:10am)
It's not until about half way through its runtime that Come From Away gives a firm indication of when it takes place. Even so, everybody knows by the end of the first song. The musical, written by Canadian composers and lyricists Irene Sankoff and David Hein and currently visiting Philadelphia on its national tour, tells the story of the aftermath of 9/11 through the lens of Gander, Newfoundland.
(11/05/19 7:10am)
She’s an 86–year–old woman whose workout routine has become the subject of a bestselling book. She's been made into a bobblehead and a Halloween costume for young girls around the country. She is one of four women to ever sit on the Supreme Court, and, for many, her continued presence on the bench is of paramount importance. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a trailblazer for women’s rights and has become, in recent years, a pop culture icon.
(11/07/19 5:45am)
Anti–fascist cat posters, mugs labeled “FUCKING COFFEE,” pronoun buttons, pastel quilted potholders, and splatter–painted plates. This past weekend, West Philadelphia’s Black Hound Clay Studio held its second annual yard sale, and it was a hodgepodge to say the least.
(11/01/19 7:10pm)
When the musical Rent premiered on Broadway in 1996, it was an immediate cultural phenomenon and critical success. With four Tony awards—including Best Musical—and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent changed the theater world forever with its brash, honest, rock–based music, as well as its complex and sympathetic portrayal of those living with HIV/AIDS. Loosely based on Puccini's opera La Bohème, Rent—written by Jonathan Larsen—follows a group of impoverished young artists in 1990s New York City’s East Village, trying to live the bohemian life while grappling with homelessness, addiction, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
(11/05/19 1:55am)
When you entered Killjoy’s Kastle, you walked through a giant rainbow arch, with pink and white letters spelling out “LESBIAN RULE” emblazoned above it. This is actually one of the more understated parts of the exhibit–meets–haunted–house. Inside, you’ll find an insane women’s studies professor, sex–positive and polyamorous vampire grandmothers, and more. Killjoy’s Kastle was marketed with the tagline “A Lesbian Feminist Haunted House,” and consisted of a performance and visual art installation on display at the Icebox Project Space from Oct. 16 to Oct. 27. Given its recent attention, the exhibit might open elsewhere in the near future.
(10/30/19 1:48am)
Another day, another photograph of Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture.
(10/30/19 12:05am)
I arrived at the Kelly Writers House for the Edible Books Party just before judges announced the prizewinners. Cakes, pies, breads, and other culinary creations were laid on tables around the arts café, half–eaten, with printed book covers placed in front of each one. Many of the covers were altered to reflect puns. For example, a tall stack of golden cinnamon buns stood behind a cover that read "The Bun Also Rises," a play on the title of Hemingway’s second novel.
(10/31/19 11:41pm)
I’ve always kept an eye out for LGBT literature when I’m choosing what book to read next, and I’m always drawn to the Young Adult section. Not only because so many LGBT novels about people my age end up in YA, but also because I am yearning for the deep romantic plot and happy endings heterosexual couples take for granted in nearly all media. Though YA is often looked down upon, especially for college students who may be pressured to read more "serious" literature, I've found many beautiful works of art in this section. These are my five favorite YA LGBT novels.
(10/23/19 4:10am)
Bethany Rusen—founder and director of Black Hound Clay Studio—knows the struggle of having excessive clutter and a lack of studio space all too well. “All of my friends are artists, and we all run into the issue that as an artist you are making a lot of work,” Bethany said. “You have a lot of pieces that didn’t go quite right. Something’s a little bit damaged. Something’s just a little bit off. So as an artist you have this buildup of inventory that you can’t really sell at full price."