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9-Foot Joe Frazier Statue Being Erected at Xfinity Live

Philly artist Stephen Layne is applying the finishing touches to a 9-foot-tall, 1,800-pound sculpture of Joe Frazier that will stand in South Philly at Xfinity Live. […]

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WATCH: Bizarre Trailer for David Lynch’s Upcoming PAFA Exhibit

The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) is readying for a much-hyped new David Lynch exhibit, called “The Unified Field.” The exhibition will feature, among […]

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“LOVE” Artist to Be Honored in Worldwide Exhibit

Robert Indiana, the Maine-based pop artist who designed the “LOVE” sculpture that’s made our John F. Kennedy Plaza so famous, is being honored in a worldwide […]

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FringeArts Debuts Futuristic Floating Pop-Up Community WetLand

If you thought you had experienced every possible summer pop-up this city has to offer, think again. A collaboration between FringeArts and Brooklyn-based artist Mary Mattingly […]

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DO THIS: Friday Nights At The Barnes Foundation

The Barnes Foundation has announced a new event, Friday Nights at The Barnes, a swanky way to kick off your weekend. From now through September 19th, […]

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Best Student Discounts at Philadelphia Arts Venues

We’ve done some research to put together this nifty, one-stop-shop of the best ways you can get the most out of that student i.d. card […]

City Life

Stolen Natalie Hope McDonald Painting Found at John C. Anderson Apartments

Last week I told you about a big gay art heist in the Gayborhood. A painting artist Natalie Hope McDonald donated to the William Way […]

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FYI Philly Behind the Scenes at Volvér

Our media partner 6 ABC follows up on Trey Popp’s four-star review of Volvér with a look in the kitchen and behind the bar on […]

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WATCH: Roaches and Maggots Get Their Picasso On at Academy of Natural Sciences

I wanted to make sure to post this way before lunch. Beware: It’s totally gross, but it’s also kind of fascinating at the same time. The Academy […]

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Philadelphia Museum of Art Announces Exhibition Through Spring 2015

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has announced its upcoming exhibition schedule, a rotating series of art collections running mid-September through May of next year. Among them is […]

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Tonight: Party With Pizza Brain, Little Baby’s And Art In The Age

In case you haven’t already made plans for tonight, the weirdos nice young gentlemen from Pizza Brain, Little Baby’s Ice Cream and Art In The […]

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PA Billionaire Leaves Art Collection to Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art

Pennsylvania billionaire publisher Richard Mellon Scaife passed away on July 4th, leaving nearly half of his extensive art collection to the nearby Brandywine Conservancy and […]

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What Remains Shows the Faded Glory of Decayed Spaces Via Art

“All of the beautiful places [Tracy Levesque] has photographed in the area no longer exist,” says Sara McCorriston, co-founder of the Paradigm Gallery and host of […]

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Rex Avenue Arts & Crafts Residence By H. Louis Duhring

In 1893, even prior to attending architecture school at Penn, Philadelphia architect H. Louis Duhring worked for one of the more notable architects of his […]

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Newly Listed: Center City Condo for Just Shy of $4 Million

Unit 2008 at Symphony House spans what the listing describes as “the full southern hemisphere of floor 20,” which makes me envision the city as […]