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(04/19/18 1:00pm)
Maybe you've wished on a penny, or a star, or an eye lash, but odds are, you've never wished on a tree. This Friday at College Green, you can. Make a wish, write down the wish, tie it to a limb, and get a friend to do the same. Your wish will become one of a million others in Yoko Ono’s collection at the base of the Imagine Peace Tower on Viðey Island in Kollafjörður Bay in Iceland. This Friday on April 20, Ono’s Wish Tree for Peace, a part of her Wish Tree series, is coming to Penn.
(04/16/18 1:00pm)
Finding the perfect outfit is never easy. You might think you've found that tee you've been looking for, but then you turn it around. There’s a weird cut–out the shape of some asymmetrical polygon or an oddly placed lace square in the center of the back. If it weren’t for that one little part, the tee would’ve been perfect. That’s where Lea Chen (W ’19) comes in. Her clothing company Lovelea is providing a new platform for creativity and customized apparel.
(04/12/18 1:00pm)
The show—or at least, the dress rehearsal—seems to me like chaos. The good kind of chaos, though. The kind where there’s so much going around that I don’t even know where to begin to look. It’s the kind of chaos definitive of this weekend: Spring Fling. And though Fling itself is now a one–day event on Saturday, festivities have already begun. And what better way to nap and rally through the good chaos of a weekend than by hitting up a midnight showing of an award–winning musical? The show I’m talking about is, of course, Pippin. This weekend, Quadramics Theater Co. “Q” is bringing back its annual midnight show, this time with its rendition of the 2013 Broadway revival of the 1972 musical.
(04/12/18 1:00pm)
After moving out of the Quad, Quadfest is now, well, just fest. But that’s not to say it’s changing in quality; the move to Penn Park and to a shortened one–day schedule is designed to increase turnout. Between dance groups, rappers, bands, DJs, and a capella groups, here’s what’s going down this Fling:
(04/11/18 1:00pm)
“Pushing the Boundaries: Innovation in the Visual Sphere” is more than just the theme of the Penn Lens showcase. It describes all that they do. As the title suggests, the showcase redefines limits, fostering innovation and providing a hub for photographers all over campus to display their work. On April 12th and 13th, Penn Lens will be hosting its annual showcase in Houston Hall 225 Brachfeld.
(04/02/18 1:00pm)
Topping the list of sectors Penn students enter upon graduation are three industries: finance, consulting, and technology. These three fields are what this school prepares the quintessential Penn student for, fields built around highly institutional settings, predictably long hours, and cemented paths leading up towards the top of the hierarchy. But what about the others? For those who break from the traditional route at Penn, their lives are substantially different. And particularly for those working independently in the arts and creative fields there is an even a larger divergence from the norm. One such person is Terrill Warrenburg (C ’16), a recent Penn grad who has pursued and found success in her art.
(04/02/18 1:00pm)
Look around campus and you’re bound to see a laptop sticker or a mug from Penn Create. The people who have them probably aren't in the club. But the fact that they have them should says something about its influence. Maybe the word “club” here isn’t even used correctly. Penn Create is more of an environment, one that brings together artists from across campus to create both art and a community.
(03/27/18 5:02am)
On the corner of 7th and Kater Street in South Philly is an elegant crown painted on a sign. I see no other words around, but this must be it: The Good King Tavern. A red brick building made discernible from the surroundings by its bright blue façade and quaint, cozy feel.
(03/27/18 1:00pm)
A photo today is hardly reflective of our world, but rather a display of our ideals. Profile pictures are the best photos of us, not what we look like on a day–to–day basis. Snap stories (or now Instagram stories because of the terrible new update) tell the stories of our best days, not the days we spend hours pouring over missed readings within the confines of Van Pelt. There’s a missing ingenuity in these captured images, an ingenuity that Isabel Zapata (C ’19) reclaims through her photography.
(03/30/18 1:00pm)
If the Royal Shakespeare Company is the Top 40 of Spotify playlists, then the African American Arts Alliance, also known as "4A," at Penn is the indie alternative playlist. Maybe that's not the best analogy—or even a good one at that—but I make this comparison to show what 4A is all about: showcasing voices outside the mainstream.
(03/20/18 1:00pm)
Art installations at Penn tend to be ephemeral. Installed one day, taken down the next week, if not the next day. Or at least this is largely the case in the Fine Arts undergraduate program, such as in Helen Nie’s exhibit challenging the conventions of OCR, Jason Barr and Linda Lin’s reimagination of Benjamin Franklin as a woman, and Jake Welde and Izzy Korostoff’s gingerbread replica of the Fisher Fine Arts Library. But for graduate students, the story is a little different. With access to local galleries in Philadelphia, graduate students in the arts have the opportunities to curate, install, and showcase their work in exhibitions.
(03/13/18 1:00pm)
When you visit Hadeel Saab’s (C ‘20) Facebook profile, her featured photos aren’t of that one night out with a group of friends or that really good solo shot. No, it’s a close–up of a bouquet of roses. It’s an aerial view of the skyline, the blue sky pinched by a fluttering rainbow parachute. It’s a canal by a street spotted by buildings that clearly have a story behind them. The choice of these photos is telling of the kind of artist Hadeel is, a kind of artist who finds the beauty in the everyday through multiple lenses, even if that means the most banal of things.
(02/27/18 2:00pm)
(02/19/18 1:59pm)
Last Saturday, on February 17th, the Institute of Contemporary Art and Philadelphia Printworks, a retailer centered on DIY culture and social justice, hosted “The Audre Lorde Syllabus: A Road Map During Times of Paralysis.” The evening was marked by multiple workshops, teach–ins, and self–care to the tune of a live DJ.
(02/22/18 2:00pm)
In high school, I remember going through the different art movements and trying to remember what characterized each. Dadaism was the odd, scrapbook–looking one. Abstract art was the one where nothing looked like you thought it would. Impressionism was the one on light and movement, freeing the contours of their brush lines. Realism was the one that was, well, realistic. And then, there was classicism.
(02/14/18 6:36am)
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and we all know that the letter, not the gift, is the hardest part. To buy or make a gift—that requires shelling out some cash (plus a little thought). And yes, feeling the emptiness of the wallet hurts. But the letter is the part where feelings and emotions are verbalized and articulated. A lot of times, they can’t be. There’s something so inexpressible about love that words are many times not enough.
(02/14/18 6:32am)
(02/07/18 7:55am)
This past weekend celebrated the winter opening of the Institute of Contemporary Art (located on 36th and Walnut Streets for those unfamiliar). Marking the first show of its installations, the opening hosted three exhibits: Tag: Proposals on Queer Play and the Ways Forward; Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show; and Broadcasting: EAI at ICA. Open until August 12 for the first two and March 25 for the latter, there’s no reason to miss these extraordinary works of art.
(02/08/18 5:28am)
It’s January 31 and the room is packed. To be quite frank, I didn’t quite expect the room to be as full as it was. Still, I walk in and settle into a chair at the very exterior perimeter of the room (on account of my own time management, so the fault was all mine). Ahead of me are rows and rows of people, an audience with a diversity almost impossible to find elsewhere on campus. I am at the Kelly Writers House. For those unfamiliar, it’s the quaint beige and green building obscured by either by the greenness of surrounding trees or the flurry of snow that blankets the branches, nestled comfortably between Perry World House and Sigma Chi.
(01/22/18 7:07pm)
At the corner of North Preston and Market Street by 40th Street Station, the creams, rustic reds, and light blues that define West Philadelphia are interrupted by a wall bursting with colors of green, blue, red, pink, and orange. Snaking between these hues are contours of black lines. But they aren't lines. They are words.