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ICA exhibition surveys artist Carl Cheng’s career
Artist Carl Cheng standing in art gallery with sculptures and photographs

Artist Carl Cheng at the opening of the ICA exhibition at Penn.

(Image: Constance Mensh)

ICA exhibition surveys artist Carl Cheng’s career

A new exhibition at Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art is the first in-depth museum survey of the six-decade career of California artist Carl Cheng, on view through April 6.
The practice of art collection as a collaboration
People looking at the After Modernism exhibit at the Arthur Ross Gallery.

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The practice of art collection as a collaboration

As part of an undergraduate course, Penn faculty and students curated an Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition of works from the Neumann family’s extensive collection of modern and contemporary art.
Caretaker of 9,000 works of art
Lynn Dolby standing in front of two artworks

Lynn Smith Dolby is the director of the Penn Art Collection, which has nearly 9,000 artworks. 

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Caretaker of 9,000 works of art

As the director of the Penn Art Collection in charge of nearly 9,000 artworks, Lynn Smith Dolby manages the conservation, registration, and display of all University-owned art, indoors and outdoors across campus.
An updated Database of Early English Playbooks: DEEP 2.0
William Shakespeare.

Image: Adobe Stock/Tony Baggett

An updated Database of Early English Playbooks: DEEP 2.0

The 20-year-old Database of Early English Playbooks has become an invaluable resource for research on Shakespeare and many other playwrights of his time. The catalogue has been revised and relaunched as DEEP 2.0, with support from Penn’s Price Lab for Digital Humanities.

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Art Matters: ‘Two Lines’ by George Rickey
Looking into the sun, an overhead view of the kinetic sculpture

Looking into the sun, an overhead view of “Two Lines.”

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  • Art Matters

    • Art Matters: ‘Two Lines’ by George Rickey

    A kinetic sculpture positioned on a hillside at Morris Arboretum & Gardens is designed to move with the wind.

    Kristina García

    Who, What, Why: Devdyuti Paul
    Devdyuti Paul rests against a pillar in front of Fisher Fine Arts Library

    People need art, Paul says. “It’s life-changing. It’s a way for people to feel catharsis.”

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Devdyuti Paul

    In a summer internship at the Barnes Foundation, Devdyuti Paul makes the arts accessible.

    Kristina García

    Sound research as a lens to understanding the world
    Illustration of a person wearing headphones with swirling whales and birds surrounding them.

    Image: Maggie Chiang for OMNIA

    Sound research as a lens to understanding the world

    Researchers across Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences are turning to sound for new answers to questions on subjects from birdsong to the benefits of music exposure.

    Laura Dattaro

    Art Matters: ‘In the Garden’ by Jennifer Bartlett
    Lynn Dolby points to one of Jennifer Bartlett’s “In the Garden” panels.

    Lynn Smith Dolby, director of the Penn Art Collection. 

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    • Art Matters: ‘In the Garden’ by Jennifer Bartlett

    During these hot days of summer, the cool of a garden water feature depicted in “In the Garden” by artist Jennifer Bartlett could provide some respite. Made of 270 one-foot-square steel plates painted with enamel, sections of the mural are installed in five locations in Van Pelt Library.
    New Arthur Ross Gallery show explores the legacy of American artist David Driskell
    two people looking at five artworks on a wall

    The new exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery, “David C. Driskell and Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship,” is on view until Sept. 15.

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    New Arthur Ross Gallery show explores the legacy of American artist David Driskell

    A new exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery, on view through Sept. 15, explores the work and legacy of David Driskell, a leading American artist, scholar, and curator who was central to establishing African American art as a field of study.