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Art of the South Asian diaspora
Four women stand in front of a stage

From left to right, Aisha Khan, Arooj Aftab, Shahzia Sikander, and Fariha Khan at “The Artists’ Talk.”

(Image: Ana Glassman)

Art of the South Asian diaspora

An event spearheaded by the Asian American Studies Program combined scholarship and artistic practice to showcase art of the South Asian diaspora as a contemporary American tradition.

Kristina García

The joys of ‘liberated yet respectful observation’ in Seoul
A painted wall in front of a traditional Korean building.

Image: Cookie Lucifer

The joys of ‘liberated yet respectful observation’ in Seoul

Students in the Weitzman School spent two weeks with visiting artists, curators, and language instructors in Seoul, developing working vocabularies of Korean culture for a well-researched visual portfolio.

From the Weitzman School of Design

By the Numbers: Six years of The Sachs Program student grants
Distorted visions of people in a grid-like mirror

Untitled, 1974-1977, gelatin sliver print. Tamir Williams, a Ph.D. candidate in History of Art and Sachs Program student grantee, will curate an exhibition titled A Space to Appear, A Space to Tarry, which will present works from the photographic series “Black Nightclubs on Chicago’s South Side” (1975-1977) by Penn alumnus Michael Abramson. The exhibition and supplemental programming is anticipated in the summer and fall 2023, and will be presented at a Penn-affiliated gallery and at a collective art space in Philadelphia.

(Image: Michael Abramson)

  • By the Numbers

    • By the Numbers: Six years of The Sachs Program student grants

    This week, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced its latest round of spring grants for students, and Penn Today offers a by-the-numbers look at the Program’s investment in students to date.
    A real art project at Quinta Brunson’s former school in West Philly mirrors the ‘Abbott Elementary’ Mural Arts episode

    A real art project at Quinta Brunson’s former school in West Philly mirrors the ‘Abbott Elementary’ Mural Arts episode

    Thanks to the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Shira Walinsky of the Weitzman School of Design designed and created a mural at West Philly’s Andrew Hamilton Elementary with help from volunteers and Penn students.

    A rare rediscovery revealed
    Jalen Chang with courbet

    Jalen Chang, a Ph.D. candidate in art history at Penn, was a research assistant for the exhibition.

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    A rare rediscovery revealed

    An oil painting by 19th-century French artist Gustave Courbet that was found in the School of Dental Medicine’s storage is now on view at the Arthur Ross Gallery.