Arts
Fall Into (A Lack Of) Street Art
Where the PMA’s event lacked in artwork, it made up for in its ability to bring people together.
Pennaissance Snaps
If Penn or Snapchat existed during the Renaissance, we imagine it would look something like this...
ICA Opening: Exploring Art and Communication
This Wednesday, the ICA hosted its fall opening of exhibits by Christopher Knowles, Josephine Pryde and Becky Suss.
Iconocamp: A Review of Gunnar Montana’s Purgatory
In light of the 2015 papal visit, Purgatory serves as an interesting commentary on the relationship between faith and deviance.
Pennaissance Snaps
If Penn or Snap Chat existed during the Renaissance, we imagine it would look something like this...
Student Profile: Chloe Kaufman
With the ICA’s Fall opening this week, Street spoke to one of the students actively involved with the museum and the art world at Penn.
Fake It Till You Make It: How To Pretend to be Artsy
Have you ever wanted to be more of a hipster but then remember that you like Taylor Swift unironically? Ever wanted to be more artsy so that your peers would find you more interesting but then remember that galleries bore you to tears? Well, this week Arts has you covered: Here's a guide to the best and most surefire ways to give your persona a complete makeover, just in time for the start of the semester. New year new you, amiright?
The Best Things Your PennCard Can Get You in the Art World
On a college budget? Love museums? Us too. Next time you go explore the Philly art scene, bring your PennCard.
PMA: Discovering the Impressionists
If a critic of the 19th century were to attend what is currently the Philadelphia Art Museum’s main exhibition, he might squint at the smudged, smeared, blotched canvases and describe it as “worth seeing for the same reason that one would go see an exhibition of pictures painted by the inmates of a lunatic asylum.”
Pennaissance Snaps
If snapchat or Penn existed during the Renaissance, we imagine it would go something like this....
How To Style Your Fling Tank Sunburn
Trade in your fleshly–made human spaghetti–strap look for something a little more tasteful
Curing Curation
We are all curators, aren’t we? Through filters, hashtags, and a few clicks of buttons websites and apps such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter allow us to ‘curate’ our news, social feed and brand-image.
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The Philosophy of Kesha
1. Kesha’s glitter aesthetic. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Kesha stated that she spends “like a few thousand every month” on glitter.
Elmo Speakeasy
Heckles of the night: Just because you have absolutely no talent doesn’t mean you shouldn’t command attention at the Speakeasy.
Seeing with your Ears: Penn’s Synesthetes
It’s Tuesday morning and Wharton sophomore Ayo Fagbemi is walking along 36th Street to campus.
Undress for Success
Business professional and business casual are terms you are familiar with if you’ve ever been to an info session, interview, internship, or job—basically if you are past freshman year at Penn.
Coffee, Class and Afghani Culture: A Photo Exhibit in Wilcaf
Like the black and white photos of this exhibit, "Afghanistan: People, Place and Material Culture" shows us deep contrasts in the daily lives of Afghani citizens
