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Collage work of bold prints shows a Black woman in repose, looking calmly outward, her eyes created by a black & white photo

The Barnes Foundation presents Mickalene Thomas: All About Love

A sparkling philosophy of love
A new multimedia exhibition at the Barnes featuring New Jersey native Mickalene Thomas celebrates queer existence and the female gaze with mixed-media painting, collage, photography, video, and more. K.A. McFadden reviews.
K.A. McFadden

K.A. McFadden

Reviews 4 minute read
View straight down into a few stories of the narrow exhibit, crammed with wooden structures and assembled found objects.

Arcadia University’s Spruance Gallery presents Perpetual Inventory: A Ruminative Installation by Scott Kip

Unmoored and uncanny
Visitors to Scott Kip’s Perpetual Inventory can decide if they want to look at an inventory or gallery notes before entering—but it might be worthwhile to wait for an impressionistic, mysterious encounter. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 4 minute read
Meyer, in alluring makeup & silver bodysuit, washed in electric blue light, considers a pair of Barbie dolls he holds upright

EgoPo Classic Theater and Abrahamse & Meyer Productions present Tennessee Williams’s The Knightly Quest

Reviving a modern queer fable
To kick off the “B-Side” series of its current Queer Revolutions season, EgoPo welcomes longtime collaborators Abrahamse & Meyer Productions with The Knightly Quest, a relatively little-known piece by Tennessee Williams. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 4 minute read
Franco’s piece, described in text below, is installed on the wall of a white gallery with a scuffed floor.

The Institute for Contemporary Art presents Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard

Art without walls
A new exhibition at Philly’s ICA explores what artists express in work made for the outdoors, from shrines to found objects to decorated cars and a mirrored orb by Jeff Koons. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
19 smiling Latine people of different ages sing, scattered in front & inside a colorful two-level set like rooms of a house.

Teatro Esperanza presents Tanaquil Márquez’s NICHOS

Capturing Philly’s Mexican American experience
An ambitious, sold-out world premiere at North Philly’s Esperanza Arts Center combines real-life stories from Mexican American locals and their families with rich, fantastical cultural elements. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 4 minute read
Scene from September 5: An early 1970s newsroom crowded with anxious male journalists.

The 2024 Philadelphia Film Festival presents Tim Fehlbaum’s September 5 and Sean Baker's Anora

The 33rd Philadelphia Film Festival kicks off with two great new movies
The Philadelphia Film Festival kicks off its 2024 screenings with September 5 and Anora, two great films sure to draw a lot of buzz as they head into their upcoming releases. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Reviews 5 minute read
14 period musicians & vocalists perform on a chancel with a flying Renaissance Cupid projected large on a curtain behind them

Piffaro and TENET present Triomphi: Petrarch’s Triumphs Expressed in Music of the Italian Renaissance

A musical tribute to the founder of Humanism
In a glorious season opener, Renaissance band Piffaro and the vocalists of TENET explored the musical world of the great poet Francesco Petrarch, including his unfulfilled lifelong love. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 5 minute read
A stylish, simple bronze chair with front and back legs like an Afro pick, with the handle forming the chair’s back.

The Wexler Gallery presents Jomo Tariku’s Juxtaposed

A fresh take on old and new art
Ethiopian American artist and design star Jomo Tariku, whose work spans from the PMA and the Smithsonian to Marvel’s onscreen Wakanda, gets his first-ever solo show at Fishtown’s Wexler Gallery. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 4 minute read
Three characters, mouths agape—maybe singing. Aprons and food service attire, hold a tray with three cups, milk, and pitcher

Theatre Horizon presents Jonathan Larson's tick, tick…BOOM!

In Norristown, Larson lives
Jonathan Larson’s early 1990s one-man show continues to find new life in light of his legacy with a production by Theatre Horizon. Stephen Silver previews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Reviews 3 minute read
Lutz in character on stage, hands folded, seated. Background is dimly lit, Lutz’s face stern

The Strides Collective presents Matt Shvyrkov’s Confabulation

Having a lot of character
The Strides Collective presents Matt Shvyrkov’s Confabulation, a frequently engaging portrait of misfits that seems at odds with its overly ambiguous structure. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 4 minute read