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Meet Eleanor Shemtov: A Creative Fusing Her Interests in Design and Technology
The co–founder and co–editor–in–chief of “t-art” is committed to the artistic community at Penn and beyond.
November 8, 2020 at 5:00 pm
by
JESSA GLASSMAN
Arts
How the “I Am” Collective is Channeling the Power of Stories
This new Penn student–led storytelling project aims to celebrate the diversity of experiences in the Penn and Philadelphia community.
October 30, 2020 at 5:08 pm
by
PEARL LIU
Focus
Behind the Hidden Politics of the Nobel Prize
Unpacking Louise Glück's recent honor and the uncertain future of a literary Nobel.
October 27, 2020 at 11:11 am
by
ANDREW BASILE
Focus
The Politics of 'Papers, Please': Border Control and Biological Essentialism
Lucas Pope’s 2013 release is an empathy game with the typical messy moralities of video games.
October 21, 2020 at 7:04 pm
by
KATHRYN XU
Arts
Meet Equilibria, Penn’s Newest Literary Publication, that was Forged in the Middle of a Pandemic
Sophomore Farah Sayed hopes the creative collaboration in her quarantine–born project can keep Penn students out of isolated bubbles.
October 21, 2020 at 5:22 pm
by
ABBY WALKER
Arts
Design 21: A Class Arming the Next Generation of Designers with Radical Innovation and Social Awareness
Course Spotlight | Street speaks with Professor Telhan about the future of design.
October 19, 2020 at 9:11 pm
by
JESSA GLASSMAN
Arts
Books by Asian Authors That We Should All Be Reading
To widen your literary lenses and keep pace with historical shifts.
October 17, 2020 at 2:56 pm
by
ESTHER LEE
Arts
PhD Student Maritza Moulite Captures the Grief of Police Brutality in her Second Novel
'One of the Good Ones' explores how Black victims of police brutality are remembered—and how those classifications reduce their stories.
October 14, 2020 at 7:11 pm
by
ABBY WALKER
Arts
Meet Erin O’Malley: A Poet Exploring the Intersection of Gender, Pop Culture, and Asian–American Narratives
How non–rhyming poetry shaped the Excelano Project President’s love for words
October 14, 2020 at 7:07 pm
by
JESSA GLASSMAN
Arts
Meet Ivy Deng, the Artist Highlighting the Joy and Beauty of the World Around Her
Artist Spotlight | Using paintings and sculptures, Ivy tries to turn your "ew" into "oooh."
October 11, 2020 at 9:21 pm
by
EMILY TRUONG
Arts
'17776' Demonstrates How Every Sports Story is a Love Story
Jon Bois' internet masterpiece, revisited as his sequel comes out in 2020.
October 11, 2020 at 8:21 pm
by
KATHRYN XU
Arts
Yinka Shonibare is Reclaiming the Art of the Oppressor
How 'The Swing (After Fragonard)' challenges the colonial art tradition
October 5, 2020 at 9:11 pm
by
JESSA GLASSMAN
Focus
Asian Arts Initiative Raises Money for USPS with Pen Pals Project
As USPS faces pressure to perform amid financial constraints, this project merges art activism with the need for communication to buoy the social service.
September 29, 2020 at 5:20 pm
by
ALICE HEYEH
Arts
Soup Cans, Hotdogs, and Lopsided Cheeseburgers: Revisiting Pop Art's Favorite Subjects
Examining food's inexplicable role in the creation America's most well known genre.
September 23, 2020 at 5:00 pm
by
AAKRUTI GANESHAN
Arts
Meet Adrian Evans IV, the self-taught painter who is bridging abstraction and storytelling
Artist Spotlight | For this graduate student, it’s all about the process, not the final product.
September 15, 2020 at 9:24 pm
by
ALICE HEYEH
Arts
Meet Cynthia Zhou, A Multimedia Artist Searching for a More Equitable World
Artist Spotlight | From nonprofit logos to deeply personal paintings, Cynthia uses art to capture images of a complicated past and progressive future.
September 6, 2020 at 8:25 pm
by
ALICE HEYEH
Arts
The Devil Wears (Millennial) Pink: How Sociological Factors Affect Color Choices in Fashion
You know that scene in 'The Devil Wears Prada' where Meryl Streep rants about cerulean? This is that, but for millennial pink.
August 13, 2020 at 3:09 pm
by
AAKRUTI GANESHAN
Arts
The Ever-Evolving Relationship Between Ballet and Fashion
The connection between ballet and fashion serves as a reminder that art is rarely exclusive, and often political.
July 30, 2020 at 3:45 pm
by
AAKRUTI GANESHAN
Focus
Kiese Laymon's 'Heavy' stresses the importance of revision
With honest self-reflection, Laymon's memoir places Black healing and redemption at the forefront.
July 13, 2020 at 3:13 pm
by
KALIYAH DORSEY
Arts
An Ode to the E-Girl: A Dissection of Subcultures in Fashion
Looking at TikTok-based fashion trends through postmodern theory
July 3, 2020 at 2:31 pm
by
AAKRUTI GANESHAN
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