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(11/15/18 1:00pm)
Armed with a realtor’s license and yoga instructor certification, Eliza Culp (C ’20) could sell you a house and teach you warrior poses at the same time. Even without knowing her, one can immediately tell that this quirky, witty junior from Sarasota, Florida is a girl of many talents. However, after just one conversation, it’s clear that Eliza has one passion that stems deeper than the rest—art. As a member of the Collctve, stylist for The Walk, and seasoned fine arts major, Eliza works across all mediums to bring a variety of eclectic visions to life.
(11/08/18 1:00pm)
Down the stairs from Frontera is the home of five cultural houses. But last Friday, what was once simply a space for cultural and community gathering transformed into an art gallery for expression of this cultural and community. Titled inVISIBLE, the gallery was a student–curated, student–crafted space aimed at promoting cultural awareness and the intersectional identity of each through art.
(11/06/18 1:00pm)
In Latin, excelano means "we march forth," a fitting phrase for this family of poets. For its team members, Excelano is a place to let loose, to shout out, to call home. Founded 15 years ago, the Excelano Project is a group devoted to "finding voice" through spoken poetry, "...It’s about holding a speaker up to life’s white noise, to find that every one of us can be heard."
(11/09/18 1:00pm)
Sat squarely outside the Meyerson Building is a monumental, seemingly indiscernible structure of red. From one side, it looks to be some sort of spider, its legs crawling out of its body. On the other, a flat face. While it’s so easy to simply pass by it without giving it a second look, the structure is actually the work of Alexander Calder, an American sculptor whose pieces have graced the likes of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Guggenheim.
(12/04/18 1:00pm)
In Professor Kirk’s English class, there's talk of bitcoin, the history of fashion, and the latest Wing Bowl, which is an annual buffalo wing eating contest. Not exactly the usual topics of discussion in class. This is ENGL145, Advanced Nonfiction Writing: XFic, where students take the raw material of experience and transform it into a compelling narrative that will be bound in XFic, Penn’s premier literary journal in experimental nonfiction.
(10/30/18 12:00pm)
There’s enormous talent on this campus. That’s a fact. From freshmen beginners to Grammy–awarded artists, there’s an endless stream of the performing arts for all to see. Here’s what not to miss this upcoming month:
(11/08/18 1:00pm)
While October wind rails against the floor–to–ceiling glass of Harnwell's rooftop lounge, I am warm with a cup of freshly brewed espresso folded in my fingers. Breathing in deep, the scent of coffee grounds fills my nose, complementing the hush of gentle conversation. The clinking of a moka pot breaks my lull, and I savor the last of my espresso, acidic and bitter notes sinking into my tongue. Scanning the circle of booths, I move to the Vietnamese coffee booth, lips already poised to ask for a taste.
(11/02/18 12:00pm)
Through December 20th, the Harvey & Irwin Kroiz Gallery will be exhibiting seven decades of work from landscape architect and Penn professor Laurie Olin. Titled “Drawing: Laurie Olin,” the exhibit displays how the designer of some of the biggest landscapes in the country perceives and reconstructs his world.
(11/01/18 12:00pm)
The time was October 27th, Saturday night. The place, Irvine Auditorium. The crowd, a swirling mass of traditional Indian dress: cream tunics and long pants on guys, saris in gold and green and all that glitters on girls. The show itself? "SAS Presents: Friends – The Cultural Show," a celebration of Indian culture in the form of music and dance. Here are some of the highlights:
(10/25/18 12:00pm)
Hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Alice Deng (E ’20) is a bit of a street wanderer. Camera strapped around her neck, she radiates a sunny, carefree aura—one can’t help but find her immediately relatable. “I’m a little awkward,” Alice laughs. Beneath this humble charisma, however, is a wildly versatile, creative individual with a deep sense of self. Since coming to Penn with an indefinite idea of what she wanted to do, Alice has found her unique home in the balance between art, design, and computer science. On campus, the CIS major and fine arts minor can be found snapping aesthetic food pics for Penn Appétit, cranking out code as a member of Penn Women in Computer Science (WiCS), and expressing her identity through a diverse set of creative projects.
(10/29/18 12:00pm)
At the intersection of Arch and 16th Streets, shadowed between buildings of glass and brick and facing the incessant traffic of Benjamin Franklin Parkway, sits the Philadelphia Holocaust Memorial Plaza. Newly opened after reconstruction by the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation on Oct. 22, 2018, the plaza is a sliver of history suspended within the fast flowing pace of Center City. In collaboration with architecturally acclaimed design firm Wallace Roberts & Todd, the Foundation officially broke ground for the Plaza's reconstruction on Nov. 28, 2017 as a means of restoring and expanding the original monument for a wider audience.
(10/29/18 12:00pm)
On Friday, Oct. 19, Shahzia Sikander’s latest work of art, The Perennial Gaze, was unveiled in the Bonnell Building at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP). The mosaic mural is displayed near the entrance of the building where the glittering tiles might pique the interest of any student or visitor passing by.
(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.
