Arts
Ali Lotz's Les Fumeurs
In its most basic sense, Les Fumeurs is a black and white film showing individual portraits of fifteen people smoking cigarettes. As the sitters are alone onscreen and in their private moments, each person’s smoking tics and idiosyncrasies become clear. They smoke at their own pace, until they finish. And one by one they leave the shot, and their picture disappears.
Dispatch: The Art of Textbook Searching
“A First Course in Probability by Sheldon Ross, 9th Edition.” It checks all the boxes of a pain–in–the–ass textbook: 1) It’s required. 2) The one–month–old 9th edition invalidates the 8th edition that everyone from last semester’s class is trying to sell. 3) On Campus Express it’s $194. Enough is enough. I'm finding a reasonably priced textbook, damnit.
Required Reading
This is the one week of the semester you’re in the Penn Book Centre. While you’re there, pick up the required reading for classes you won’t find on Penn in Touch.
Contrapposto: Covering Charlie
In less than a week cartoonist Rénald ‘Luz’ Luzier found the inspiration for a cover that would mourn the lost lives of the attacks and show that hope and courage are not lost.
DIY: Tiara
You’ll need something to distinguish your Juicy jumpsuit from the other 364 days of the year. This crown will make everyone Jelly Clarkson.
Artist Profile: Party Planning Mother
A mom shares her story and tips on the art of party planning
What's Your Favorite Art Piece at DRL?
We asked Math and Physics Professors to name the best pieces of art in DRL.
Review: DRL Art Gallery
You are probably going to fail Astro, but at least you'll have something pretty to look at while you slam your head against the wall.
What does Penn look like?
Each week in the Arts section, we comment on exhibitions and art pieces. This week, we let the artists do the talking via self-portraiture in their individual styles. We're taking a break from identifying art. Here's how student artists identify themselves.
Contrapposto: Humans of New York (HONY)
Whether it’s on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or all three, you probably see a Humans of New York (HONY) post every once in a while.
David Lynch: The Unified Field
The Love/Hate Relationship of Philadelphia and David Lynch
DIY Non–Carve Pumpkin Decorating
I love holidays—at Christmas I go overboard with cutting snowflakes and hanging lights, and on Valentine’s Day I write love letters to my housemates.
A Review on Kazumi Tanaka’s new collection: Mother and Child Reunion
Indigo, revisited
Contrapposto: Taking a Stance on the Eastern State Penitentiary’s Art Collection
Every October, the Eastern State Penitentiary dresses up for Halloween. The prison in North Philadelphia’s Fairmont neighbourhood hosts “Terror Behind the Walls,” its annual benefit where the fortress–like building is renovated into a helluva haunted house.
Art on the Block: N 3rd Street
Think Old City is just more of the same Benjamin Franklin crap we get on campus? Think again. Last Saturday, Design Philadelphia celebrated the diverse artistic vitality of the neighbourhood with a street party.
