Art
Is There A Wegmans Coming To Center City?
And wait, before you say anything, go check out the legwork just done over on the Property blog. They’re trying to get to the bottom […]
Somebody Vandalized the “Dueling Tampons”
The Daily Pennsylvanian reported Sunday night: “The ‘Covenant’ statue at 38th and Locust, commonly known as the Dueling Tampons, was graffitied with what seemed to […]
First Friday Roundup: PAFA Blooms, Marks of Vanity, Failing Words and More
Our guide to what’s worth browsing during the year’s first First Friday of spring: Looking for other weekend events? We’re keeping a list of the […]
In the Kitchen at Volver
Last Thursday I checked out how menu testing was going over at Volver with Jose Garces, Natalie Maronski and the rest of the Volver team. […]
Philly Archdiocese to Auction 5 Eakins Portraits From Seminary Collection
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is in spring-cleaning mode as it downsizes its St. Charles Borromeo Seminary on City Avenue, and among the items its clearing out are five portraits […]
Artist to Install Major Art Installation Along Philly-to-NYC Amtrak Route
A stretch of industrial waste and suburban blight navigated by passengers on SEPTA, NJ Transit or Amtrak’s Philly-to-NYC rail corridor is getting a makeover, thanks […]
Parke Place Progress Report
We were strolling up the Avenue of the Arts last week and decided to check in on the Parke Place townhouse development in the 1300 […]
Philadelphia Director Jonathan Demme Auctioning Massive Art Collection at Material Culture
Oscar-winning director of Philadelphia and The Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme has spent years amassing quite an impressive collection of Caribbean art — colorful gems by […]
Asian Arts Gives Elevator Music a Lift With “Really Good Elevator Music” Project
Of all the tortures, to put it lightly, of elevator-sharing (awkward eye contact, microscopic talk, the dreaded cougher), the music may be enemy number one. […]
The Whitney Taps Philly Curator for 2014 Biennial
Anthony Elms, artist and associate curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Philadelphia, is one of three outside-NYC curators the Whitney Museum of American Art […]
Philly Instagramers Get Exhibition at Metropolitan Gallery 250
Metropolitan Gallery 250‘s next exhibit, “250 x 250,” poses that there might be some true art hiding among the selfies and food porn (or some […]
Prix Fixe Dinners in Philadelphia
Volver’s announcement of ticketed dinners had us wondering how Jose Garces’ new restaurant stacked up against other dining experiences in the city. Here is a […]
Artist-President George W. Bush to Have First Gallery Exhibition
What all started with painting a few self portraits in the bathtub has blossomed into a full-blown art career for former President George W. Bush. […]