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(10/22/18 12:00pm)
She looked to me like the swirling sea creature of Edvard Munch’s “Mermaid,” reminding me immediately of that heartbreaking final stanza of Prufrock. The soft transition from her orange hair to the haunting green background around her made her pale skin look sickly and melancholic—the hand supporting her tilted head further underscoring this feeling of teenage malaise. Her eyes, gazing back half–open at the viewer, communicated all of the beauty and strength and sadness that exist in all young women. She was Berthe Morisot’s daughter, Julie, the subject of the artist’s 1894 painting, “Portrait of Miss J.M. (Julie Dreaming),” the concluding work of the Barnes Foundation’s most recent exhibition, Berthe Morisot: Woman Impressionist.
(11/05/18 1:00pm)
On a recent Saturday afternoon, Yaroub Al–Obaidi, an Iraqi native, gathered his group of tourists eagerly waiting at the Middle East Galleries. In an animated one–hour trip through the gallery spaces, he revealed countless Penn Museum artifacts, drawing upon his own experiences to add a personal touch.
(10/20/18 5:28pm)
As I took my seat at the Iron Gate Theater and prepared myself for the first act of Bloomers’ premiere fall performance, ‘The Bachelor: Will You Accept this Show?’, I found myself surrounded by a full house. Music loudly played on speakers as last–minute stragglers (like me) settled into their seats, but it didn’t matter. Friends, parents, and student groups filled the theater with laughter and cheers for the Bloomers they’d come to support. The show hadn’t even started yet, but the audience’s buzzing and supportive energy set the tone for a truly hilarious performance.
(10/19/18 9:57pm)
Every year, on a chilly October afternoon, the routine hustle and bustle of West Philadelphia is interrupted, both visually and audibly, by a congregation that resembles something out of a spirit realm.
(10/25/18 12:00pm)
My Uber driver was supposed to drop me off at the back of the Philadelphia Art Museum, but the signage was unclear, so he ended up stopping in front of the steps. As I got out of the car, I saw the giant poster hanging on the columns of the entrance enticing me to come and see the exhibit I was currently headed to: Fabulous Fashion: From Dior’s New Look to Now.
(10/18/18 12:00pm)
Cellos and Radiohead—an unlikely pairing, but this Saturday, the Portland Cello Project is making it happen. Performing at the Annenberg center, the group of 9 cellists is putting its own classical twist on Radiohead’s 1997 album OK Computer.
(10/17/18 12:00pm)
In 1978, after seeing a Mask and Wig show, a few girls at Penn thought to join the club. They were refused. Because Mask and Wig consisted only of males, the option for a girl to join did not exist. That refusal lay the groundwork for the nation’s first of its kind and what is today one of the biggest performing arts groups on campus: Bloomers. Fast forward 40 years later, Bloomers is celebrating their birthday this weekend with their show “The Bachelor, Will You Accept This Rose?”
(10/19/18 12:00pm)
Penn began offering an architecture program in 1868, but its collections of architectural publishings originated back in 1490s. Only if we take a peek at the Rare Books Library can we come in touch with several of these publishings. A little, ordinary room that sits steps away from the circulation desk in the Fisher Fine Arts Library, the Rare Books Library stores some of the oldest text materials at Penn, focusing on subjects from urban planning to Japanese contemporary photography.
(10/29/18 12:00pm)
“Oh boy…I think, five years,” Daniel Finkel (C '20) laughs as he recounts how long he's been involved in The Penn Review. He first attended The Penn Review meetings his junior year of high school, and things had been going well until the usual questions of “what’s your major” and “what year are you in” got tossed around.
(10/17/18 12:00pm)
Situated on a shadowy corner of South 33rd Street, the entrance to the Moore School of Electrical Engineering is semi–concealed and unassuming. The gray door frames and slightly rusty handles lead into a quiet, slightly off–kilter hallway—stairs on the left, glass–windowed lounge on the right, and a gradually more expansive path forward. Penn students might associate the building with their 9:00 a.m. CIS recitation or the digital media design lab. However, a recent novel—Timekeepers: Computer Zero by J.Y. Harris—casts it in a more revealing light: as the building where the world’s first programmable computer, the ENIAC, was constructed and operated.
(10/16/18 12:00pm)
It’s like Pokémon Go, but in real life. This week, Mural Arts Philadelphia program unveiled its first augmented reality mural, “Dreams, Diaspora, and Destiny” at 5300 Lansdowne Avenue. Through a mobile app (downloadable as MuralArtsAR from the Apple store and soon available from Android), the mural, moving from one end to the other, comes to life with holographic statues and floating orbs.
(10/19/18 12:00pm)
Through February 17, 2019, the Fabric Workshop and Museum will be presenting Suzanne Bocanegra: Poorly Watched Girls. Spread out across three floors, the exhibit is a multimedia exploration of the way women in trouble are portrayed, drawing from a film, an opera, and a ballet. Amidst the campus conversations surrounding sexual assault and treatment of women fueled by the recent Kavanaugh hearings (such as those of Anita Hill, a law professor, and a survivor), the exhibition is perhaps now more relevant than ever.
(10/23/18 12:00pm)
You can't miss it. You've seen it a thousand times. But no doubt it was the last thing on your mind each time you hurried to classes or strolled through to grab a meal.
(10/16/18 12:00pm)
Get off of campus soon because October is Mural Arts Month at Mural Arts Philadelphia, the largest program dedicated to collaborative public art projects in the entire nation. Each year, the celebratory month features free exhibitions, symposiums, mural dedications, and more, providing a rare chance for students to lose themselves in the art and culture of the wider Philadelphia community. From now until Nov. 3, here is a glimpse of what’s in store:
(10/12/18 12:00pm)
Lights flick on, the band begins to play, and the show already has the audience captivated. The show opens with a movie staging the moon landing, topped off with a planetary dance number and space–themed costumes. You can't help but crack a smile in these first five minutes, as the cast immediately whisks the audience into another, more absurdist, world.
(10/14/18 12:00pm)
Just one year out of college, Isabel Kim (C ‘18, L ‘21) is back at Penn—this time, at Penn Law. Armed with degrees in English and fine arts, it seems as if her interest in interpreting the written word and language traces back to a long history. Yet, she’s somehow managed to combine even this with her interest in the arts, imbuing the concepts of word and text into her own art. In this way, she’s become a digital–interdisciplinary artist, among the few who explore the boundary between text and art.
(01/21/19 3:49am)
Penn has produced its fair share of notable alumni and professors, but between Donald Trump and John Legend raking in the attention, little attention has been paid to the one person who has arguably shaped the entire city of Philadelphia: Paul Philippe Cret. An architecture professor in the School of Design for 34 years, Cret designed some of the most iconic monuments in Philadelphia. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge, the Rodin Museum—that’s all Cret.
(10/14/18 4:00am)
Forty–nine states. Eighty–eight countries. Penn attracts people from all around the world. Even though we have a cosmopolitan campus, however, it’s easy to get lost in the hectic routine of college life and let our cultures and identities take a backseat. Luckily, Penn’s student cultural organizations are gearing up to change that in the best ways possible—through art.
(10/11/18 12:00pm)
Hey you, yes you! Take a look around your dorm. See that empty white wall? That’s about to change—hear me out. Your dorm isn’t a bland doctor’s office; it becomes a home–away–from–home during the school year, and it should feel like one. While it’s easy to shoot for practicality rather than aesthetic appeal when deciding how to decorate (especially when we’re expected to fit our whole lives into a room the size of a shoebox), utilizing the space as a means for artistic expression and style is the perfect way to make a dorm room feel like your own. Unique, affordable art pieces can spice up your room and take it from basic to sophisticated with minimal effort. Let’s move beyond Dormify and Urban Outfitters art, because everyone you know (and their cousin, best friend, and sister) has the same pieces from these sites. Read on to find out the best outlets for dorm art that will fool your friends into thinking your room is a snazzy city gallery.
(10/18/18 12:00pm)
When I stare at a wall, I don't expect it to stare back—I'm pretty sure everyone can agree with me.
