Arts
Dispatch: "Love Letter," a series of murals by Steve Powers
In conjunction with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, “Love Letter” is a series of 50 rooftop murals created by Steve Powers and completed in 2010.
Artist Profile: Peter Mitropoulos
Name: Peter Mitropoulos Year: 2017 Hometown: Athens, Greece Major: Mechanical Engineering 1.
Review: Beyond the Paint at PAFA
[media-credit name="photo courtesy of Darin Rowland (at darinrowland.com)" align="alignright" width="216"][/media-credit] In celebration of the Mural Arts Program’s 30th anniversary, the Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts welcomes a historical exhibition on mural arts in the city.
Contrapposto: Performance Arts
A man sitting and crying with a paper bag reading “I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE” over his head. A woman sleeping in a glass box.
Review: Sarah Sze at The Fabric Workshop
Following the success of the “Triple Point” exhibition at the Venice Biennale, Sarah Sze is exhibiting three site-specific installations at The Fabric Workshop and Museum.
Vagina Monologues Review: The Theater and the Vagina
[media-credit name="Erica Sasche" align="alignleft" width="199"][/media-credit] After several weeks of seeing girls walking around dressed up as giant vaginas, it is easy to forget that they are promoting a piece of art.
Artist Profile: Shakeil Greeley
Year: 2015 Hometown: Portland, OR / Philadelphia, PA Major: Visual Studies Website: shakeil.com Street: How did you first get into visual art? Shakeil Greeley: I’ve been drawing since before I could even hold a pencil.
Campus Gem: The Print Studio
The Morgan Fine Arts Building is not a place you end up by accident.
Review: Michael Snow's "Photo-Centric," Philadelphia Museum of Art
On Wednesday I took advantage of the Pay–What–You–Wish evening at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (a.k.a.
The Penn Architectural Bucket List
1) Streak across the Kirshna P.
Architectural (Dis)Order: Penn's Campus
Penn’s campus provides us with the best of both worlds: old yet new, historic yet modern, elegant yet hip.
DIY: Beer Cap Candle
You’ll Need: Bottle caps Crayons Pre–waxed string Empty soda can Scissors Lighter
Contrapposto: Taking a Stance on Polychromatism
It’s not uncommon for a Penn student to snap a selfie against the bleariness of the post–winter break Locust Walk setting, add a filter, and voila!
#Popular Hashtags
Click on the chart to put some swag in your hashtag.
Opening Night at the Barnes: ‘Yinka Shonibare MBE: Magic Ladders’
[media-credit name="The Barnes Foundation" align="alignright" width="181"][/media-credit] As I lined up to pick up my tickets for the opening of ‘Yinka Shonibare MBE: Magic Ladders’ at the Barnes Foundation, I found myself surrounded by fur coats, “authentic” prints and thick–rimmed glasses with lenses measuring roughly one and a half to two inches in diameter.
How To: Improve your Insta-Game and Upgrade your Filters
[caption id="attachment_49965" align="alignright" width="225"][media-credit id=6898 align="alignright" width="225"][/media-credit] Street tests out the filters and effects of VSCO Cam on some old covers.[/caption] Welcome to the undergrounds of Instagram, the virtual equivalent of developed film.
