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(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.
(10/09/18 12:00pm)
There’s more that University City can claim than being home to—well, universities. Located right on 36th and Walnut at the heart of Penn’s campus is the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, the second largest performing arts venue in Philadelphia after the Kimmel Center. Here, the world of theater, music, and dance from across the globe gather—whether that’s at a world premiere of a play or at a show put on by a performing arts group on campus. So what exactly is it?
(10/03/18 12:00pm)
Alexis Masino’s (C '20) Tinder profile may cause many swipers to do a double take. “Hi,” it reads. “I am here for a photo project, and a photo project only[...] **I will be in my underwear for the sake of the project.”
(10/23/18 12:00pm)
In the Class of 1942 Garden right next to the Kelly Writers House hangs ten photos, each with a quote from the figures captured. Some on the street, some by their home front entries, some next to Philly landmarks. This is the Las voces de María Gallery, telling the story of Puerto Rican families who came to Philadelphia after Hurricane Maria raked over their home island.
(10/01/18 12:00pm)
Walking inside Adrienne Theater in Center City, the first sight is unlike anything I had expected. On September 28th, Le Chapeau Project held their one–day exhibition titled “Shitholes” in celebration of all of the beautiful artwork coming from countries famously described by President Trump as “shitholes.”
(10/02/18 12:00pm)
Everyday, there’s the constant wrestle between us and our power and privilege. In a day of this age, politics has become increasingly partisan and basic rights have become topics of debate, rather than given assumptions. Power structures are seen as the rule of the law, rather than merely figments of cultural imagination. The confrontation with such structures is difficult, but it is precisely this confrontation that Undergraduate Fine Arts Chair, Professor Matt Neff tries to explore in his art—specifically, negotiations of power and privilege on race, gender, and class.
(09/30/18 11:00am)
The stairs sag under a film of sawdust on the way up to the warehouse’s second floor. On another night, the place might be deserted. But on Wednesday, September 26, it's the Philadelphia equivalent of a Bushwick art party, with local hipsters and families mingling with street artists whose work found shelter in this temporary warehouse. Entering the room, it's impossible to miss the greeter from Indivisible.
(10/01/18 12:00pm)
Whether you’re looking for professional art supplies, decorating your room, in need of material for an art project (because CVS just does not sell construction paper), or scouring for material for Big/Little reveals, you’ll likely find yourself needing to restock on art supplies at some point during the semester. Not to worry—the options are out there. Here are four stores, depending on your needs, to go to:
(10/04/18 12:00pm)
If you’ve ever eaten at Hill or dined at New College House, then this might strike you as a scene of déjà vu. A winding brick path snakes, lined with granite benches and black cast–iron lamp posts, too often outshined by the lure of a hot meal to leave a distinct impression.
(09/24/18 12:00pm)
It happened again. I closed another one of Haruki Murakami’s books, leaving the world of UFOs, talking cats, and patricides in a trance. Though, to be honest, I was a little unsatisfied with the loose ending, though that’s more likely a function of my personal preference for a tight, happy finish than it was a bad ending. It was Kafka on the Shore this time. Published in 2002, the novel ranked among The New York Times' “The 10 Best Books of 2005.” And rightfully so.
