Arts

A little over a year ago, Penn alum Abdi Farah (‘09) was napping in Fisher Fine Arts. But since winning the first season of Bravo’s reality art competition, Work of Art, he’s become a household name, scored a solo show at the Brooklyn Museum and pocketed a cool hundred grand.
September 16, 2010 at 3:19 am

MUSIC Monday, 9/20: No Age with Small Black and Grandchildren.
September 16, 2010 at 3:15 am

Locks Gallery 600 S. Washington Sq. Locks Gallery has been bringing cutting edge art to South Philadelphia for over 40 years.
June 23, 2010 at 10:19 pm

MUSIC Friday, 4/23: Quasi with Let’s Wrestle, Johnny Brenda’s, $12, 21+ Janet Weiss, our love for you will never die.
April 22, 2010 at 3:00 am

Senior Curator Ingrid Schaffner riffs on the opening of the ICA's newest exhibition, Queer Voice. Be one of the first to see the show when its run begins tonight at 6:00 p.m.
April 22, 2010 at 2:58 am

Blood-soaked eyeball bouquets? Check. Giant murals of fantastical creatures? Got it. Some stores use their window displays as more than just a means of hawking their product.
April 15, 2010 at 1:59 am

MUSIC Friday, 4/16: Liars with Fol Chen, First Unitarian Church, $12, All Ages Liars is a dark band.
April 15, 2010 at 1:57 am

Otolith Market 2133 Huntingdon St. (215) 426-4266 Ippolito Seafood Co. 1300 Dickinson St. (215) 389-8906 Anastasi Seafood Market 1101 S.
April 14, 2010 at 11:46 pm

With less than two minutes of a new track, Drake has left us pleasantly surprised. One of the recent leaks off his debut album — Thank Me Later, set for release in May — is an incomplete clip from a love song called “Fall For Your Type.” And even missing three of its verses, it’s rather good.
April 8, 2010 at 4:13 am

MUSIC Thursday, 4/8: The US Air Guitar Championships: Philadelphia Regional Finals, Johnny Brenda’s, $ 10, 21+ Do you have particularly good air guitar skills?
April 8, 2010 at 2:05 am

Annabeth Rosen: Contingency, Mei-Ling Hom: Yun Nan = Southern Clouds and Paul Swenbeck: Shaker Legend-Trip Fleisher/Ollman Gallery 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 100 Now — May 1 With Philadelpha still reeling from hosting the National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts, Fleisher/Ollman offers up the work of three innovative ceramic artists working primarily with clay.
April 8, 2010 at 1:59 am

Given the recent success of James Cameron’s Avatar, more and more films will come out in 3D with the hope of mimicking its immersive style of storytelling.
April 1, 2010 at 3:47 am

MUSIC Today — 4/1: A Sunny Day in Glasgow, KungFu Necktie, $10 If you’re new to the space-rock, shuffly, pre-emo genre, let Pitchfork faves and Philly locals A Sunny Day In Glasgow welcome you into the fold.
April 1, 2010 at 3:33 am

Undoubtedly Penn’s best kept academic secret, the extensive fine arts classes on offer will be sure to astound you.
April 1, 2010 at 3:27 am

MUSIC Sunday, 3/28: Beaches, Kung Fu Necktie, $5, 21+ This is not your average girl group.
March 25, 2010 at 4:24 am

MUSIC Tonight: Janelle Monae, Johnny Brenda’s, $12, 21+ A few awesome things about Janelle Monae: 1.
March 18, 2010 at 3:01 am

Most of us need some dedicated relaxation time ­— and sitting in front of Facebook doesn’t really count.
March 18, 2010 at 2:57 am

MUSIC Tonight : Wild Beasts, Johnny Brenda’s, $10, 21+ Looking to get ahead of the curve on the next Pitchfork megastars?
February 25, 2010 at 1:29 am

It is all too easy to buy into the one-dimensional cult of genius that surrounds the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso and is propagated by art historians, intellectuals and sometimes, the artist himself.
February 25, 2010 at 1:25 am

MUSIC Thursday, 2/18: Mission of Burma with Sleeper Agent, First Unitarian Church, $16, All Ages Mission of Burma is one of the most important bands of the past 20 years, and once you hear them play, you’ll immediately know why.
February 18, 2010 at 4:05 am