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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.

by ANNA GARSON

Artist Profile: Peter Mitropoulos

Name: Peter Mitropoulos Year: 2017 Hometown: Athens, Greece Major: Mechanical Engineering 1.

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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.

by MAGGIE GRABMEIER

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.

by ANNIKA NEKLASON

The Art of Dating



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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.

by CIARA STEIN

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.

by ROSA ESCANDON

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.

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Campus Gem: The Print Studio

The Morgan Fine Arts Building is not a place you end up by accident.

by ANNIKA NEKLASON

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.

by CIARA STEIN

Words on the Street: Typography on Penn's Campus



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The Penn Architectural Bucket List

1) Streak across the Kirshna P.

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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.

by NAYELI RIANO

DIY: Beer Cap Candle

You’ll Need: Bottle caps Crayons Pre–waxed string Empty soda can Scissors Lighter

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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!

by GINA DECAGNA

#Popular Hashtags

Click on the chart to put some swag in your hashtag.

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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.

by CIARA STEIN

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.

by DIANE BAYEUX

Review: "Eco + Fashion"

City Hall Art Gallery

by CIARA STEIN

Artist Profile: LT Verrastro

Name & year: LT Verrastro, SAS ’14 Hometown: Scranton, PA Major: English Street: Can you tell us a bit about your artistic involvement on and off campus? LT Verrastro: Most of the stuff I do is not Penn related.

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