Two super-duper things in the News: A panel discussion about Black Panther and how it relates to Black Comics and the Black Art Movement and the announcement of grants from the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation – more money for connecting people with art? We are all for it!
Read MoreOlivia Jia visits Marginal Utility’s current two-person show, “#WEHAVENOPRESIDENT,” featuring work by Sarah McEneaney and LeRoy Johnson. Here she admires the devotional diligence of their projects and explains why all anti-Trump art is not created equal.
Read MoreCarl(os) Roa is back and thinking about fat bodies in visual art and on stage. Prompted by a recent trip to Colombia, he ponders what is gained when we challenge prevailing notions of what a protagonist looks like.
Read MoreApril 18th marks International Day For Monuments and Sites. There is no better place to check out some of Philly’s most impressive and historic monuments than Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mandy Palasik recaps Laurel Hill’s recent “Changing Death: A Panel Discussion on Ritual and Acceptance,” reporting on the evolution of grave monument styles. As an added bonus, the event marked the opening of Caitlin McCormack’s intricate exhibit, Lazarus Taxa, on view until May 31, 2018.
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