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Trailer: The statue

Paul Farber of the Weitzman School of Design discusses why Philadelphia’s Rocky statue holds such resonance and what that says about which stories people choose to memorialize.

Retired farrier rediscovers an old passion: Artwork

A profile examines the art of retired farrier Steve Teichman, formerly of the New Bolton Center.

Jayson Musson: ‘His History of Art’

Musson, an alumnus of the Master of Fine Arts program in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, will speak at the Annenberg Center about his artistic practice and current exhibition “His History of Art.”

Ken Lum holds up a mirror to the world

A profile on Ken Lum of the Weitzman School of Design examines the artwork of his latest exhibition in Manhattan, his first New York solo show in 10 years.

UK: Climate protesters throw soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’

Michael E. Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences worries that acts of vandalism by activists will alienate natural and necessary allies in the battle against climate change.

Is this painting of a fox one of the greatest works of American art?

Jonathan Katz of the School of Arts & Sciences explains why he’s excited about Harriet Hosmer’s marble sculpture, Puck on a Toadstool, featured at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

An exhibition by Ken Lum of a purple couch with four sides and two prints hanging on the wall.

Ken Lum on art and controversy

The Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor and Chair of Fine Arts at the Weitzman School, who has solo art exhibitions in New York and Ontario, discusses his art and controversy surrounding it.

Then and again: The perennial present and deep reflection of Ken Lum

The Weitzman School of Design’s Ken Lum has three new exhibitions now on view.

In Chen Lok Lee art exhibit, a migrant’s life and legacy

Showcased in a new exhibition at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts are 18 prints, watercolors, and lithographs by Chinese-American artist Chen Lok Lee.

Artist John Dowell stands in the gallery with his artworks behind him surrounded by several people.

‘Paths to Freedom’: A new exhibit by John E. Dowell

In a new Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition, Philadelphia artist John E. Dowell imagines attempted escapes by enslaved ancestors through his photographs of North Carolina cotton fields at night. “Paths to Freedom” includes 26 artworks, an installation of fabric panels, and a soundscape.

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