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Visual Arts
Penn Libraries receives gift of works by renowned photographer Arthur Tress
Penn Libraries receives gift of works by renowned photographer Arthur Tress
A gift of works by the renowned American contemporary photographer Arthur Tress to the Penn Libraries will join another recent gift of Tress photography for a combined 2,500 photographic prints, the largest collection of Tress photographic prints in the United States.
Monument Lab app expands space and time at Art Museum steps
Monument Lab app expands space and time at Art Museum steps
OverTime, a new augmented reality app that weds public art and history in a personal visual format gives users access to interactive, self-guided tours of public spaces, and invites users to add stories of their own.
Alumna Jessica Vaughn examines workplace space and culture in ICA solo exhibition
Alumna Jessica Vaughn examines workplace space and culture in ICA solo exhibition
Artist and Weitzman School of Design alumna Jessica Vaughn examines the spaces and culture of the American workplace in her first major solo exhibition, now on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Graphic histories: Understanding the Middle East and Africa through comics
Graphic histories: Understanding the Middle East and Africa through comics
A virtual panel at the Middle East Center explored why this type of sequential art has gained popularity and how the art form can transform the way people think about history.
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw puts the nation’s first ladies on display
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw puts the nation’s first ladies on display
As curator of the first comprehensive exhibition on first ladies at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw weaves her scholarship into the stories of the women who supported U.S. presidents while in the White House.
‘Many Voices, Many Visions’ exhibit features works from the Penn Art Collection
‘Many Voices, Many Visions’ exhibit features works from the Penn Art Collection
The new Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition features 43 artworks from Penn’s collection that echo today’s social, political, and environmental upheaval.
Student filmmaker puts pencil to paper for heartwarming sci-fi fantasies
Student filmmaker puts pencil to paper for heartwarming sci-fi fantasies
Senior Dennis Sungmin Kim finds success with his hand-drawn, animated short films.
Artist Maya Lin’s large-scale installation will be on display in Penn Medicine’s new Pavilion
Artist Maya Lin’s large-scale installation will be on display in Penn Medicine’s new Pavilion
The new installation from the renowned artist and designer embodies the health system’s goal of creating calming, healing environments for patients.
When words aren’t enough, medical students go back to the drawing board
When words aren’t enough, medical students go back to the drawing board
A Penn Medicine class helps students hone their visual art skills to help patients understand their medical treatment better via visual aids that bridge communication gaps and outline their care.
26th annual MLK symposium goes online
26th annual MLK symposium goes online
Virtual events over three weeks offer opportunities to reflect, engage, and celebrate with family, colleagues, and friends.
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The Washington Post
Massive Simone Leigh sculpture now greets Penn students
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about “Brick House,” the newest sculpture on campus. “It’s a moment for Black women artists in particular. A lot of work by these women is being seen in the public sphere,” she said. “Black women sculptors are making really powerful pieces that take up a lot of space.”
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The Washington Post
Essays reflect on connections between art and medicine
Rx/Museum is a collaboration between the University of Pennsylvania and local art institutions that sends subscribers newsletters with artwork and accompanying essays. “We’re trying to weave an interesting multidisciplinary lens of clinical medicine and anthropology and social justice,” said Lyndsay Hoy of the Perelman School of Medicine.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
‘30 Americans’ at the Barnes Foundation brings a stellar lineup of black artists to Philadelphia
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw of the School of Arts and Sciences curated “30 Americans,” an exhibit featuring new and older works depicting black Americans, at the Barnes Foundation.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn's ICA Receives $4.5 Million to Endow Curators' Positions
The Institute of Contemporary Art has received two donations from ICA board members Daniel and Brett Sundheim and from Penn Trustee Emerita Andrea B. Laporte, who also serves as a board member for ICA and the School of Nursing.
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Artnet News
What It Means for ICA Philadelphia to Become the First WAGE-Certified Museum—and Why Other Institutions Should Care
Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art has been certified by Working Artists and the Greater Economy (WAGE), an organization which helps artists and nonprofits form “self-regulating labor relationships” as they work to establish “radical equitability” in the art world.
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CBS News
Smooth Operator: Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown
Peter Decherney of the School of Arts and Sciences and the Annenberg School for Communication contextualizes the impact of Garrett Brown’s Steadicam on the art of cinematography. (Video)
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