An artist with Alzheimer's

In a unique and remarkable exhibit, an artist with Alzheimer’s seeks to document his condition: trying to the last to communicate in the language he still shared with us, or what remained of it.

“The Later Works of William C. Utermohlen.” Through April 30 at College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Admission free. 215-563-3737 or www.collphyphil.org/pdfs/utermohlen.pdf.

Robert Zaller

Apr 12, 2006 · Articles · 6 minute read

BodyVox at Dance Celebration

How can this troupe be so much fun and not be aware when they’re tedious?

BodyVox. At Dance Celebration series, Annenberg Center, April 6-8, 2006. www.dancecelebration.org/DanceCelebration.html

Lewis Whittington

Apr 11, 2006 · Articles · 3 minute read

Moving the Barnes: No Hobson's choice

Gresham Riley replies to Robert Zaller, who contended that the Barnes art collection “can only be preserved or destroyed.” Not so, says Riley. The real issue is: How can a collection (or any institution) retain its identity as the world changes around it?

Gresham Riley

Apr 07, 2006 · Articles · 6 minute read

'Shut Up and Dance'

This annual AIDS benefit has become a joyous vehicle for classically trained ballet dancers to showcase their hidden talents as artists and people. Where else can you hear Beethoven and the rap star Busta Rhymes from the same stage?

"Shut Up & Dance 2006.” Pennsylvania Ballet dancers’ benefit for MANNA, at Forrest Theater, April 1, 2006.

Lewis Whittington

Apr 04, 2006 · Articles · 5 minute read

"Shut Up and Dance'

Copy to come.

Lewis Whittington

Apr 04, 2006 · Articles · less than a minute read

The overrated Andrew Wyeth

Wyeth's Middle American fans cling to so-called art portraying objects they recognize, landscapes undisturbed by hints of today’s existence and portraits of people they wish were in their own memory album, no matter how badly painted.

“Andrew Wyeth: Memory and Magic.” Through July 16 at Philadelphia Museum of Art Dorrance Galleries, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th Street, March 29-July 16, 2006. (215) 235-SHOW or www.philamuseum.org.

Anne R. Fabbri

Apr 01, 2006 · Articles · 6 minute read

Lantern's 'Richard III'

Charles McMahon’s direction keeps the play moving briskly--a shade too much so, since the results sometimes teeter on confusion. But there's method in the occasional madness.

Richard III. By William Shakespeare, directed by Charles McMahon. Presented by Lantern Theater Co. through April 30, 2006, at St. Stephen’s Theater, 923 Ludlow St. (215) 829-9002 or www.lanterntheater.org.

Robert Zaller

Apr 01, 2006 · Articles · 5 minute read

The music and the money

So much money and so much work to produce a great concert? At the Orchestra, yes. At Astral Artistic Services, no.

Dan Coren

Mar 31, 2006 · Articles · 6 minute read

Art Museum's Wyeth show

At age 25, I was impatient with the sage of Chadds Ford. Thirty years later, the Art Museum’s exhibition lets us see the way Wyeth's ultimate vision emerges.

“Andrew Wyeth: Memory and Magic.” Through July 16 at Philadelphia Museum of Art Dorrance Galleries, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th Street, March 29-July 16, 2006. (215) 235-SHOW or www.philamuseum.org.

Andrew Mangravite

Mar 28, 2006 · Articles · 10 minute read

Why the Barnes is important

Why shouldn’t the Barnes Foundation be relocated? Because, unlike museums or even other private collections, the Barnes was designed as a complete aesthetic experience,

Robert Zaller

Mar 28, 2006 · Articles · 8 minute read