Arts
My Quarter–Life Bible
In 'Free Food for Millionaires,' Min Jin Lee offers a cure for competence.
Squeezing into Femininity: Christina Ramberg at the PMA
As part of Street's Philadelphia Museum of Art roundup, explore the influence of perfectionism and restraint on the female form at this major retrospective
Still Moments Pulled From Everyday Chaos
'Staged' espouses the enduring pull of photography for grasping the story of our lives.
The Museum as an Environment
Where the ‘Ecology of Fashion’ exhibit at Drexel’s Academy of Natural Sciences works and where it doesn’t.
Our Personal Poxes
A review of Octavia Butler’s ‘Parable of the Sower'
Art Battle: Inside Philadelphia’s High–Stakes Live Painting Competition
Does creativity really thrive under pressure?
The Ubiquity of Yoshitomo Nara
You might not know his name, but you know his art.
A New Curatorial Vision for Philly
An interview with Megan Galardi, owner and curatorial director of Blah Blah Gallery, a sharply minded gallery in the Italian Market focused on women and non–binary artists.
Code Over Canvas, Bytes Over Brushstrokes
Is news of the world’s first AI museum heralding the death of traditional art?
Who's to Blame for the Commercialization of Cultural Trauma in Literature?
Are we, the readers, complicit?
Weike Wang’s ‘Rental House’ Reminds Us of the Opportunity Cost of Belonging
How do we know where to call home?
Purring Machines: ‘Nature Never Loses’ at the ICA
The major Carl Cheng retrospective is on display until April 6
How Do We Exhibit the Fear and Fragility of Our Moment?
The Arthur Ross Gallery’s first exhibition of 2025 brings modernism’s past into our present.
Orientalism and the Limits of Reimagining
Matthew Ozawa’s satirical reimagining of the classic "Madama Butterfly" subverts orientalism but at the cost of artistic merit.
Millionaires Go Bananas!
The infamous banana duct–taped to a wall was sold for $6.2 million.
Printmaking in a Garage
Grab a sketch, a screen, some sun, and a makeshift squeegee, and you’re set to screen print.
A Sonic Journey through the American Soul
Joshua Redman and his ensemble brought the heart of American music to life at Penn Live Arts.
The Signal is Shaking Up Penn’s Culture
I spent $11 on art at the Signal Art Fair, and what I got was priceless
Cryptonomicon and the Future of Money
Neal Stephenson’s novel shows that art cannot (perfectly) predict the future
