Arts
Warholize Me Cap'n
Contemporary artists reinterpret the iconic style of Andy Warhol.
Artist Profile: Christina Kerns
Street: What are you currently working on? Christina Kerns: Currently I’ve been focusing on social class and the signifiers/implications of this regionally in the United States.
Safeword: MFA Class of 2013
Head over to Meyerson for the last day of Penn Design’s M.F.A. exhibition.
Printed Yellow
This thrilling examination of the evolution of portrayals of Asian–Americans in comic books charts the last half–century of American racial sensibility and its pop culture influences.
Facing the Facts
Zoe-Strauss: Ten Years, currently exhibited at the PMA forces Philadelphians to look at their surroundings straight on
Artist Profile: Lauren Yates
Street: What inspired you to start writing poetry? Lauren Yates: I honestly can’t remember.
Material Arts
Take advantage of the surge in unconventional media hitting Philly this month.
DIY: <3 Bookmark
Begin by cutting a square of paper 5 in. x 5 in. Then follow these simple instructions: [gallery columns="1"]
Tandem Biking and Other Dangerous Pastimes For Two
Artistic Director Hannah de Keijzer chats with us about Green Chair Dance Group’s upcoming performance. Don’t miss the opening night of [insert absurdly long title here] in Annenberg!
Thank God It's (First) Friday
From graffiti to outer space, Philly offers some eccentric artistic explorations — matched by free wine, cheese and automatic sophistication — this month in Old City.
Up Close & Personal
Philly is the only American stop for this ground–breaking Van Gogh exhibition.
Philly Arts Websites
With only so much space each week, Arts can’t possibly cover all things local and creative. And that’s where these amazing sites step in — click, drool, repeat.
Calling All Public—Art Aficionados
College Sophomore and Fairmount Park Art Association Marketing and Graphics Intern Lauren Robie explains how a tango dance party, a scavenger hunt and an audio app can bring us all a little closer to Philly’s impressive Public Art collection. Street: What does the Fairmount Park Art Association do? Lauren Robie: The association works with conserving, commissioning, and bringing awareness to public art in Philadelphia.
Arts Listings: 1.26
The Marriage Equality Cabaret 2/4, 8 p.m. The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street This musical and comedic variety show is not only right on campus, but benefits Freedom to Marry, an association in support of marriage equality. -------- True Stories Exhibition Now through 2/3, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Locks Gallery, 600 Washington Square South In the market for a free film that redefines the boundary between video art and documentary film?
Artist Profile: Amanda Murphy
Name and Year: Amanda "Murf" Murphy, '12 Hometown: Philly, born and raised. Major: Fine Arts Medium of Choice: Film Street: Since you work in many mediums, how do you decide where to start — and what materials to use — for a project?
Afternoon With Arts
Does your weekend procrastination calendar need a little more flair? Netflix addictions are so 2011, but we hear contemporary installations and quirky antique stores are the new pink.
Campus Gems: Antillean Couple
The most devoted couple on campus?
Strauss in the Open
Take a Saturday afternoon to hop on the 43 Bus and see four of Zoe Strauss’s photographic billboards. On your way, grab some tacos, ‘tiques and screen–printed tees.
Gettin' TAC-e
Quadramics, iNtuitons and PenNaatak of the Theater Arts Council want you for their upcoming spring shows. Check out how to get involved…and how to get drunk more theatrically.
