Exhibitions
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(Re)FOCUS: Then and Now honors a historic 1974 Philly feminist arts festival
A citywide celebration of 50 years of impact
(Re)FOCUS connects a landmark feminist arts festival from 1974 with a new set of exhibitions and celebrations in 2024 throughout the city. Emily Schilling previews.
Previews
2 minute read
The Museum for Art in Wood presents FLOE: A Climate of Risk
Cold, hard fiction
If we won’t engage with the bare facts of climate change, is there another way in? Interdisciplinary artist Stephen Talasnik wonders in his FLOE: A Climate of Risk, which imagines the aftermath of an icebound shipwreck. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Drexel University presents Electrified: 50 Years of Electric Factory
Reelin’ in the years
Philly live music lovers should hurry to a new special exhibition at Drexel University spotlighting the history of the Electric Factory, including iconic guitars, a Rock-Ola jukebox, and tons of memorabilia. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Reviews
6 minute read
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts presents Determined to Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden
A world at his fingertips
In 2017, PAFA became the preserver and promoter of globetrotting 20th-century American sculptor John Rhoden’s artistic legacy. Now, PAFA mounts the artist’s first comprehensive retrospective. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
The Barnes Foundation presents Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris
Queer context for the early 20th century
With radically sweet images of women and hardly a man in sight, painter Marie Laurencin constructed a world of female friendship, camaraderie, and low-key eroticism, as explored in a new exhibition at the Barnes. K.A. McFadden reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library presents Ann Lowe: American Couturier
Dior and Chanel’s American peer
Ann Lowe, a Black American designer, should have been as famous as the 20th-century French couturiers who are household names today. A new exhibition at Winterthur charts her remarkable sartorial journey. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
7 minute read
The National Constitution Center presents its new First Amendment Gallery
The authors of democracy
The National Constitution Center’s newest permanent gallery, all about the First Amendment, brings core American freedoms to life as we continue to shape them today. Pamela J. Forsythe visits.
Reviews
6 minute read
The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation and partners present the Hate Ends Now Cattle Car Exhibit
“Their memories are now your memories”
It's not just important that we continue to care about the Holocaust. It's imperative. That's why the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation presents the Hate Ends Now Cattle Car Exhibit in Philly. Jill Ivey visits.
Reviews
4 minute read
The Rosenbach presents Succession: Why Presidential History Matters Now
A precedent for presidents
No, it’s not the hit HBO series about the backstabbing offspring of a fictional media mogul; it’s the Rosenbach’s look at the real-life succession of our own US presidents—reminders we need today. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
UArts presents Dan Levenson: SKZ Monochrome Classrooms and L’école at the Philadelphia Art Alliance
Schools of imagination and memory
Kicking off the academic year with two uplifting shows about how we communicate, learn, and teach, the Philadelphia Art Alliance at UArts welcomes SKZ Monochrome Classrooms and L’école. Emily B. Schilling reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read