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Winterthur presents Transformations: Contemporary Artists at Winterthur
Generations of creativity
Artists from across the country, including many from the Philly area, respond to Winterthur’s famous collection of art, textiles, furniture, and more in this exceptional interdisciplinary exhibition. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
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FRIEDA explores how fine art and tattoo intertwine with A Closer Look: Henbo Henning
“It’s rare that you touch another person in the world of art.”
British-born artist Matthew “Henbo” Henning straddles the worlds of tattoo and fine art. Now, his work lands in Philly with A Closer Look: Henbo Henning at FRIEDA’s Old City gallery space. Wendy Univer visits.
Features
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Arthur Ross Gallery presents David C. Driskell and Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship
Proving Black art's place at the center of American history
Throughout his groundbreaking career, artist David C. Driskell laid the foundation for the academic study of Black American art long ignored by the art world. A new exhibition at Arthur Ross honors him and his legacy. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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PAFA presents Layers of Liberty: Philadelphia and the Appalachian Environment
The world’s oldest mountains get a gallery at last
PAFA’s new Layers of Liberty exhibition, a rare close-up on Appalachian art, continues a trend of museums exploring our complicated, often greedy relationship with the natural world. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
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The Barnes Foundation presents Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
The OGs of their genres
A new exhibition from the Barnes draws on the best of the foundation’s extensive collection of works by Matisse and Renoir and places them in conversation with each other. K.A. McFadden reviews.
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The Barnes Foundation and Mural Arts Philadelphia present Visions
An exhibition for restorative justice
The Barnes and Mural Arts’s Visions opens this week featuring artworks from system-impacted young people in southeast Pennsylvania. Cass Lewis previews.
Previews
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Drexel University presents Modern Ritual: The Art of Mary McFadden
A “design archeologist” arrives at Drexel
Globetrotting fashion designer Mary McFadden’s archive is now housed at Drexel’s Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection, and its first exhibition there offers a tantalizing glimpse of her world. Wendy Univer reviews.
Reviews
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National Liberty Museum presents In Pursuit: Artists’ Perspectives on a Nation
An all-American sculptural showcase
Seven artists and two guest curators offer gorgeous and searing expressions of their American experiences in a satisfying and thought-provoking exhibition at Independence Mall’s National Liberty Museum. Emily B. Schilling reviews.
Reviews
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AAMP Presents IMPRINT: Dox Thrash Black Life, and American Culture
Remembering a revelatory Philadelphia artist
Dox Thrash, the Georgia-born artist who settled in Philadelphia and invented a whole new method of printmaking, gets an important new show at AAMP. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Reviews
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Rikers Quilt
Catching up with Jesse Krimes
Jesse Krimes, subject of the 2021 documentary Art & Krimes by Krimes and a sometime Philadelphia resident, has an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and continues to work for justice. He sits down with Stephen Silver.
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