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'Alphabet of Common Objects, 1975-79': An eye that's different from our ours. (Photo: Estate of Pati Hill.)

Pati Hill: Photocopier at Arcadia U.

The copy machine never blinks

The prolific copy artist Pati Hill used the photocopier to transform the banal into the fantastical and curious.

Olivia Jia

Articles 3 minute read
Peace is temporary but always blessed.

Richard Burgin’s 'Don’t Think’

Childhood confusion, grownup fantasies

Richard Burgin’s latest story collection again shows an American master — part Cheever, part Poe — at the height of his form.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

Articles 5 minute read
Rashad in 'Head of Passes': Up from Cosby.

‘Eclipsed’ and ‘Head of Passes’ in New York

Women of color in the spotlight

Women of color are claiming center stage in New York theaters this season, embracing challenging roles and delivering commanding performances of uncommon magnitude.

Carol Rocamora

Articles 4 minute read
Dove: Heir to Benjamin Britten? (Photo: Andrew Palmer.)

Chamber Orchestra and Bach at 7

World in turmoil? Here’s hope

The Chamber Orchestra performed a Bartok piece that should be played more often. Bach at Seven spotlighted a new composer of Interest.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 3 minute read
Coffman (left), Rhinehart: In search of genuine emotion.  (Photo: T. Charles Erickson.)

Laura Eason’s ‘Sex with Strangers’ by PTC (1st review)

Emily Dickinson meets Donald Trump

In Sex with Strangers, Laura Eason explores an original theme: The Internet’s role in exacerbating the rise of arrested adolescence among grown men.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Articles 4 minute read
In this world, bullets and bombs won't help you. (Photo: Mattias Edwall.)

Cirkus Cirkör’s ‘Knitting Peace’

A world of yarn

Is it possible to knit peace? The Swedish troupe Cirkus Cirkör’s latest creation makes a uniquely compelling case.
Gregory King

Gregory King

Articles 2 minute read
Vox Pop's home on 11th Street: Refuge from commercial pressures?

Should artists run their own galleries?

Stayin’ alive (and stayin’ creative)

What draws artists to Philadelphia? The relatively low cost of living is one obvious answer. But so is the prevalence of co-ops— galleries where artists themselves have a stake in the ownership of the business.
Matt Bevilacqua

Matt Bevilacqua

Articles 3 minute read
Winners aren't necessarily interesting.

Daniel James Brown’s ‘Boys in the Boat’

The kids who (sort of) beat Hitler

Did an American crew really thrill the world by whipping Hitler’s elite rowers in 1936? Daniel James Brown’s account is long on metaphors and hype but short on persuasive research.
Bob Levin

Bob Levin

Articles 5 minute read
Detail from Antieau's 'Albino': Bones just like our own.

Big Hope Show in Baltimore

Who needs formal training?

Trump and terrorists got you down? The sprawling 20th-anniversary show at Baltimore’s wild and wacky American Visionary Art Museum may provide the antidote you need.
Marilyn Millstone

Marilyn Millstone

Articles 4 minute read
Whelan (left), Stern: Housewives can sing, too. (Photo: Mark Garvin.)

'Always . . . Patsy Cline' at Walnut's Studio 3

When a superstar needs a friend

In Always… Patsy Cline, a Texas housewife meets her idol, and the rest of us share vicariously in the joyous entertainment of the moment.
Naomi Orwin

Naomi Orwin

Articles 3 minute read