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(02/22/18 2:00pm)
At 9:15 am on a rainy Sunday morning in New York, my dad and I stand outside the doors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a quickly growing line. We’re waiting to see the famed exhibition, Michelangelo: Divine Draughtsman and Designer—the likes of which has never been seen before, and will probably never be seen again in my lifetime. Art experts and novices alike gather in line behind us as it grows from 40 to 250 people in less than 30 minutes.
(02/21/18 3:13am)
Considered a frontrunner for the 2018 Academy Awards, director Luca Guadagnino’s new film Call Me by Your Name is one of the more powerful and beautiful movies of the year. As with any great movie, it leaves you with that distinct post–movie sense that you actually learned or felt something new. But what makes Call Me by Your Name so different is the way in which it so heavily brings art back into film.
(02/14/18 3:16am)
At Penn, a kiss these days too often means a sloppy DFMO in the basement of a frat house. It’s no wonder that so many people complain about finding love at Penn. But, of course, Penn is not to be seen a microcosm of society. A kiss in Italy is a friendly greeting. A kiss in China, a public declaration of love. Across cultures and time, the kiss has come to mean so many different things. Particularly in art history, the meaning of a kiss has been molded again and again, but the beauty of it never unwavering. To refresh your romantic side for this Valentine’s Day, here are some of art history’s famous kisses.
(02/06/18 5:09am)
Jenn Tran (W '19) is the epitome of a Whartonite. Concentrating in finance, legal studies, and BEPP, and a member of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Club here at Penn, a career on Wall Street isn’t all that elusive for her. What makes her distinct from everyone else who only knows the buildings Huntsman Hall and Steiny–D, however, are her artistic ventures. A member of The Collctve and the local Philly Art Collective, Jenn has a passion that’s almost anything but the Dow Jones Industrial Average: art.
(02/02/18 2:01pm)
With midterms fast–approaching, the time has come to find that prime study spot for the rest of the semester. Or, if you’re like me, the time has come to find a place to drown your sorrows after the impending doom. Sure, Van Pelt basement can be great for nitty–gritty studying (and for reminding yourself that To Live Is To Suffer) and Smokes’ is always reliable for a drink with friends, but sometimes we all need a change of a scenery. You might not enjoy what you’re doing, but you’ll love the vibe of these artsy coffee shops and bars around Philly.
(01/30/18 12:24pm)
It’s a running joke just how preprofessional Penn is. The number of times we make fun of OCR and the memes we make of Goldman Sachs and McKinsey are almost countless. Being a bioengineering major, it would be hypocritical of me to say that being career–oriented is a negative quality. But in such an intense environment, there’s something to be said for the students who major in something different than their long–term goal. Visual studies majors who plan on going to med school may be hard to come by at Penn, but they are definitely a group to be admired.
(01/31/18 7:51am)
How do you describe the feeling of a color?
(02/09/18 1:14pm)
Walking down 2nd Street in Old City, you’d almost miss it. The paint on the metal doorframe is chipping, the back side of a window air conditioner juts out of the façade, and the yellow brick building above is dirtied with age. The dim of midday shadows the interior, and apart from a stained–glass panel spelling “Books & Art” and a small neon sign inviting passersby in, there is no sign of activity. Surrounded by well–kept art galleries and posh furniture stores, Jules Goldman Books & Antiques is a façade that many ignore.
(01/24/18 1:00pm)
From now until March 25, the Arthur Ross Gallery is hosting Impressions in Ink, an exhibition of prints from artists like Cézanne, Manet, Matisse, and Toulouse–Lautrec.
(01/17/18 3:28am)
Come the beginning of each new year, bookstores fill their windows with weight–loss guides and self–help books promoting mindfulness in the spirit of New Year resolutions. Amazing! But while they directly channel the spirit of resolution, there are also plenty of more entertaining options that indirectly accomplish the same thing. So, with the goal of reading more in the New Year, here’s a college–themed (read: time–saving) list of refreshing and invigorating works of literature.