Artblog | Lacy Murphy

January 26, 2023 by Lacy Murphy

Changing the power dynamic, museum workers, the museum, the art, and social media

Contributor Lacy Murphy relates the story of art images and social media postings both by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and by striking museum workers last Fall and argues that spurred on by the victory of the PMA Workers Union, museum workers are now unionizing in many places across the country.

July 24, 2019 by Lacy Murphy

Taking the Reins, Impressionist Mary Cassatt Captures Early Feminism

Moved by the painting, “A Woman and a Girl Driving,” now on view in the PMA’s current exhibition “The Impressionist’s Eye, contributor Lacy Murphy discusses the life and work of vanguard artist and Philadelphia native Mary Cassatt.

June 20, 2019 by Lacy Murphy

Satire, Art, and Activism, Coco Fusco’s ‘Tin Man’ Plays on American Politics

Artblog contributor Lacy Murphy interviews Coco Fusco about the significance of her sculpture Tin Man at Art Basel, the use of satire and power in art, and U.S. policy with Cuba.

April 23, 2019 by Lacy Murphy

Why Are These Here? Antony Gormley’s “STAND”, Public Art, and the American Art Museum

Lacy Murphy talks Anthony Gormley’s “STAND” (on display at the Pennsylvania Museum of Art until June 24, 2019) and the role of public art.