Arts
The Rise of Genderless Fashion
From Prince to couture, can Gen Z imagine a world where gendered clothing is obsolete?
Meet Amy Krimm: A Generational Embroider Stitching Memories into Reality
Artist Spotlight | How this visual studies student and self–taught artist inherited her love for sewing
Pre–2020 Election, Protest Art Demands Change
How artists are calling for a more progressive America
Philly Artist Bill Strobel Recreates Lady Justice With Chalk
How MTV’s voting campaign at Love Park gave color to voting early
Meet Quincy Morgan: The Artist Who Features People and Moments She Cares About
Artist Inspiration | Quincy introduces herself and her creative process through her playlist.
Meet Eleanor Shemtov: A Creative Fusing Her Interests in Design and Technology
The co–founder and co–editor–in–chief of “t-art” is committed to the artistic community at Penn and beyond.
How the “I Am” Collective is Channeling the Power of Stories
This new Penn student–led storytelling project aims to celebrate the diversity of experiences in the Penn and Philadelphia community.
Behind the Hidden Politics of the Nobel Prize
Unpacking Louise Glück's recent honor and the uncertain future of a literary Nobel.
The Politics of 'Papers, Please': Border Control and Biological Essentialism
Lucas Pope’s 2013 release is an empathy game with the typical messy moralities of video games.
Meet Equilibria, Penn’s Newest Literary Publication, that was Forged in the Middle of a Pandemic
Sophomore Farah Sayed hopes the creative collaboration in her quarantine–born project can keep Penn students out of isolated bubbles.
Design 21: A Class Arming the Next Generation of Designers with Radical Innovation and Social Awareness
Course Spotlight | Street speaks with Professor Telhan about the future of design.
Books by Asian Authors That We Should All Be Reading
To widen your literary lenses and keep pace with historical shifts.
PhD Student Maritza Moulite Captures the Grief of Police Brutality in her Second Novel
'One of the Good Ones' explores how Black victims of police brutality are remembered—and how those classifications reduce their stories.
Meet Erin O’Malley: A Poet Exploring the Intersection of Gender, Pop Culture, and Asian–American Narratives
How non–rhyming poetry shaped the Excelano Project President’s love for words
Meet Ivy Deng, the Artist Highlighting the Joy and Beauty of the World Around Her
Artist Spotlight | Using paintings and sculptures, Ivy tries to turn your "ew" into "oooh."
'17776' Demonstrates How Every Sports Story is a Love Story
Jon Bois' internet masterpiece, revisited as his sequel comes out in 2020.
Yinka Shonibare is Reclaiming the Art of the Oppressor
How 'The Swing (After Fragonard)' challenges the colonial art tradition
Asian Arts Initiative Raises Money for USPS with Pen Pals Project
As USPS faces pressure to perform amid financial constraints, this project merges art activism with the need for communication to buoy the social service.
Soup Cans, Hotdogs, and Lopsided Cheeseburgers: Revisiting Pop Art's Favorite Subjects
Examining food's inexplicable role in the creation America's most well known genre.
