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Anne R. Fabbri
Telephone: 610-989-0588
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Education:
M.A., History of Art, Bryn Mawr College, 1971
A.B., cum laude, Radcliffe College, Harvard University
Winter Institute, Winterthur Museum, Delaware. American decorative arts from the
Seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth centuries. January – February 1997.
Princeton University, Visiting NEH Fellow, Art History, 1980
University of California, Berkeley, Visiting NEH Fellow, Journalism, 1979
Professional Experience:
Art Critic and Writer:
Philadelphia Style Magazine, 2003- .
Art in America, 2002- .
American Artist, 2002- .
The Art Newspaper, 2000- .
Philadelphia Daily News, 1999- .
Art Matters, Philadelphia, 1996- .
Ambassador Magazine, 1996- .
Philadelphia Bulletin, 1977-1979
The Drummer, Philadelphia, 1974-1979
Art Curator:
Philadelphia Annual Furniture Exhibition, New Visions, 1997-2004
Art in City Hall Exhibition, Wild Life, February – May 2000
Art in City Hall Exhibition, 1 Screen, 2 Souls, 4 Hands, Oct-Dec. 1996.
Curator for exhibitions at the Paley Design Center of Philadelphia University (1991-2001), the Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ (1982-1991), and the Alfred O. Deshong Museum, Widener University (1980-1982).
Educator and Lecturer:
Rosemont College with Moore College of Art and Design, Graduate Program in Arts Management, 2000-2003
Drexel University, History of Art I and II, 20th Century Art. 1973 - 1975.
Villanova University, History of Art I and II, Modern Art, Renaissance Art, 1971-1973. Acting chair, 1972 - 1973.
Freelance lecturer, 1964-.
Director, The Paley Design Center, Philadelphia University, 1991 – 2000.
Founding Director, The Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ, 1982 – 1991.
Director, Alfred O. Deshong Museum of Widener University, Chester, PA, 1979-1982.
Professional Activities and Awards:
Speaker, Tri State Artists Equity Association Annual Meeting, May 2004, "What Can An Artist Do?"
Project Evaluator, Pennsylvania Humanities Council. 2000- .
Speaker, Contacts and Contracts for Artists, 2000- .
Artists Equity, Main Line Art Center
Art Advisory Council, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, 1996- , chairperson, 1999-2003.
Institutional Assessment MAP I Surveyor, American Association of Museums, 1997- .
Panelist, Philadelphia, Tri State Artists Equity Association, Art Institutions and How They Work, June 1999.
Panelist, Art Selection Panel, General Service Administration, USA, 1991 - .
Panelist and Professional Evaluator for Public Art Commissions, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Juror: Regional, Pennsylvania and New Jersey art exhibitions, 1980- .
John Cotton Dana Award, Museums Council of New Jersey, 1992 for advancing the service of museums to the region, demonstrating visionary and innovative leadership and exemplifying the highest standards of professional commitment.
Bibliography:
Who’s Who in America, 53rd Edition, 1999 to present.
Who’s Who in American Art, 14th Edition to present.
Who’s Who of American Women, Thirteenth Edition to present.
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More articles by Anne R. Fabbri, newest first
| Philagrafika: Our international print festival |
February 16 2010 |
Philagrafika 2010 is the world’s biggest print show, and all of it in our backyard. It’s here for us to enjoy, savor and possibly even to learn something about the myriad ramifications of printmaking. This is it: the Alpha and Omega of printed art today.
Philagrafika 2010. Through April 11, 2010 at 80 sites throughout Philadelphia, including Hamilton Building, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Sts.; Print Center, 1614 Latimer St.; and Moore College of Art, 20th St. and Ben Franklin Parkway. www.philagrafika.org.
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| Bruce Nauman’s ‘Notations’ at the Art Museum (1st review) |
January 05 2010 |
Conceptual artist’s Bruce Nauman’s award-winning exhibition at last summer’s Biennale in Venice has been drastically edited to focus only on Nauman’s insights into the relationship between sound and the visual arts. The effect is overwhelming, but also been there-done that.
“Notations/Bruce Nauman.” Through April 4, 2010 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St. and Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. (215) 763-8100 or www.philamuseum.org.
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| Gorky retrospective at Art Museum (3rd review) |
November 07 2009 |
Arshile Gorky manufactured a fake biography and an excess of imitative artwork before he blossomed upon discovering Cubism in the ‘30s. Visitors to his retrospective should ignore the former and focus on the latter.
Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective. Through January 10, 2010 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th Street. (215) 763-8100 or www.philamuseum.org.
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| ‘Bruno’ and male neuroses |
August 04 2009 |
Bruno, the latest comic vehicle for the entrapment artist Sacha Baron Cohen, seems at first glance a tasteless porridge of adolescent humor— a second serving of Cohen’s parody of former Soviet republics, Borat. But look again: Bruno might be ripping off the scabs covering many of our cultural hang-ups, especially male ones.
Bruno. A Sacha Baron Cohen film, directed by Larry Charles. At The Bridge, 40th and Walnut Sts., (215) 386-7971 or www.thebridgecinema.com, or Riverview Plaza, 1400 S. Columbus Blvd., (215) 755-2219 or delaware.metromix.com.
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| Tom Hunter’s war photography |
July 20 2009 |
Tom Hunter enlisted in the U. S. Army the day after he graduated from high school in 2003. He didn’t find a home in the Army, but he found his life’s mission: documenting people, places and events that most of us will never experience.
“Damn the Valley”: Photographs by Tom Hunter. Through August 7, 2009 at Cerulean Arts Gallery, 1355 Ridge Ave. (267) 514-8647 or www.ceruleanarts.com.
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| ‘Legacies’: The future at Pennsylvania Academy |
June 30 2009 |
The Pennsylvania Academy has mounted big shows honoring two of its faculty members. But the future of art is revealed in the works of the 12 former students these old pros have selected for the Alumni Exhibition out in the hallways. They deserve more attention than the short shrift they’ve received.
"Legacies: Works by Twelve Former Students of Elizabeth Osborne and Sidney Goodman." Through September 20, 2009 at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Hamilton Building, Broad and Cherry Sts. 215-972-7600 or www.pafa.org/Museum/Exhibitions.
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| Terry Johnson’s ‘Hysteria’ at the Wilma |
May 22 2009 |
Hysteria won Terry Johnson the 1994 Olivier Award for best new comedy in London, but this fictionalized account of a meeting between Sigmund Freud and Salvador Dali reminds us that the English have always had a different view of what passes for humor.
Hysteria. By Terry Johnson; directed by Jiri Zizka. Through June 14, 2009 at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (at Spruce). (215) 546-7824 or www.wilmatheater.org.
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| A stroll to three galleries |
May 12 2009 |
May is a perfect time for wandering around town, exploring all the goodies in galleries and enjoying the exhibitions too good to miss. Do it before the summer hiatus— when you might discover new, emerging talent but you won’t find any “biggies” on exhibition.
“Witnessing”: Works by Curlee Raven Holton. Through May 30, 2009 at ArtJaz Gallery, 53 N. Second St. (215) 922-4800 or www.artjaz.com.
Marianne Mitchell and Constance Moore Simon. Through May 24, 2009 at Rosenfeld Gallery, 113 Arch St. (215) 922-1376 or www.therosenfeldgallery.com.
Jan Baltzell and Michael Gallagher. Through June 6, 2009 at Schmidt-Dean Gallery, 1710 Samson St. (215) 569-9433 or www.schmidtdean.com.
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| ‘Contemporary Voices’ at Woodmere Art Museum |
March 28 2009 |
“Contemporary Voices,” the annual juried exhibition at the Woodmere Art Museum, is for the most part not so contemporary. Where are all the younger artists?
“Contemporary Voices.” Through June 7, 2009 at Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave. (215) 247-0476 or www.woodmereartmuseum.org.
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| ‘Cézanne and Beyond’ at the Art Museum (2nd review) |
February 23 2009 |
Paul Cézanne changed our way of seeing, and we are all his heirs. This remarkable once-in-a-lifetime testimony to his influence is a tonic for any jaded cultural appetite. More important, it demonstrates how Cézanne liberated all of us from the visual art strictures of the Renaissance.
“Cézanne and Beyond.” Through May 31, 2009 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th St. (215) 763-8100 or www.philamuseum.org.
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| George Tooker retrospective at Pennsylvania Academy (1st review) |
February 17 2009 |
Few artists can withstand a retrospective exhibition and emerge with their reputations intact; George Tooker is not one of them. After viewing more than 60 of his paintings and drawings since 1945, you are satiated, almost somnolent— which is too bad, because Tooker is an artist worth noting.
George Tooker: A Retrospective. Through April 5, 2009 at Hamilton Building, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Sts. (215) 972-7600 or www.pafa.org.
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| Walnut’s ‘Streetcar Named Desire’ (2nd review) |
January 24 2009 |
Yes, Streetcar is dated: It addressed the social upheaval that followed World War II. But it’s also timeless: It concerns what happens to human beings that can’t be foreseen.
A Streetcar Named Desire. By Tennessee Williams; directed by Malcolm Black. Through March 1, 2009 at Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. (215) 574-3555 or www.walnutstreettheatre.org.
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| Steven Baris: Urban works at Pentimenti |
November 22 2008 |
Steven Baris has really looked at the urban towers we might love or hate but which we ultimately cease to notice. His fascinating works transform the buildings into living entities.
“Urban Compression” and "Ruse of Transparency": Paintings by Steven Baris. Through December 19, 2008 at Pentimenti Gallery 145 N. Second St. (215) 625-9990 or www.pentimenti.com.
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| African American Art at Woodmere Art Museum |
October 25 2008 |
Without a doubt, the most exciting exhibition in Philadelphia right now is “In Search of Missing Masters” at the Woodmere Art Museum. It should also put to rest that old moniker, “African American Art.”
“In Search of Missing Masters: The Lewis Tanner Moore Collection of African American Art.” Through February 22, 2009 at Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave. (215) 247-0476 or www.woodmereartmuseum.org.
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| ‘The Persians’ at People’s Light |
September 30 2008 |
Ellen McLaughlin’s The Persians is a mesmerizing event for anyone interested in the constancy of human relationships and universal reactions to power.
The Persians. By Ellen McLaughlin; directed by Jade King Carroll. Through October 19, 2008 at People's Light and Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Rd, Malvern, Pa. (610) 644-3500 or http://www.peopleslight.org.
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| ‘Yesterday and Today’ at Sande Webster Gallery |
July 12 2008 |
If you thought the Pennsylvania Academy meant just one style and one city, banish the misconception. Its alumni are all over the map and making art from every point of view, as this exhibition makes abundantly clear.
“Yesterday and Today,” Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Invitational Exhibition, through July 27, 2008 at Sande Webster Gallery, 2006 Walnut St. (215) 636-9003 or www.sandewebstergallery.com
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| ‘Our Town’ at the Arden (2nd review) |
May 31 2008 |
Our Town has become a staple of high school and college theater groups that emphasize its surface artifices without probing Thornton Wilder’s deeper convictions. Thanks to director Terence J. Nolen and a wonderful cast, in this production the play is revealed in all its dimensions.
Our Town. By Thornton Wilder; directed by Terrence J. Nolen. Through June 22, 2008 at the Arden Theatre, 40 N. Second Street. (215) 922-1122 or ‘Eurydice’ at the Wilma (2nd review) |
May 10 2008 |
Sarah Ruhl’s ambitious concept for Eurydice doesn’t quite fulfill its promise. Under Blanka Zizka’s direction, this is a visually striking production with staging that symbolizes the passage of time and eternity, and sometime seems like eternity.
Eurydice. By Sarah Ruhl; directed by Blanka Zizka. Through June 1, 2008 at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (at Spruce). (215) 546-7824 or www.wilmathe
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| ‘Frida Kahlo’ at Art Museum (2nd review) |
February 19 2008 |
Frida Kahlo is more than just a feminist icon. Her paintings, now on display at the Art Museum, burst beyond the borders of her native Mexico to confront us directly. We almost have to turn away for relief from their force.
Frida Kahlo. Through May 18, 2008 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th St. (215) 763-8100 or
www.philamuseum.org.
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| Juan Soriano at Art Museum (2nd review) |
February 19 2008 |
Although Juan Soriano belonged to the urban scene of contemporary artists and writers, he deliberately departed from their traditional social themes. His paintings extended the boundaries I had previously ascribed to Mexican art.
“Fragile Demon: Juan Soriano in Mexico, 1935 to 1950.” Through May 11, 2008 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th St. (215) 763-8100 or www.philamuseum.org.
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| ‘The Glass Menagerie’ at People’s Light |
February 19 2008 |
After 63 years, is The Glass Menagerie still relevant? Under Ken Marini’s expert direction, Tennessee Williams’s breakthrough play turns out to be dated only in terms of its decade and century.
The Glass Menagerie. By Tennessee Williams; directed by Ken Marini. Through March 22, 2008 at People’s Light & Theatre Co., 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern. (610) 644-3500 or www.peopleslight.org
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| Lee Miller photos at Art Museum (2nd review) |
February 02 2008 |
“The Art of Lee Miller” is an exciting homecoming for one of the few Americans who actively participated in the Surrealist movement in Paris in the 1920s.
“The Art of Lee Miller.” Through April 27, 2008 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway and 26th St. (215) 763-8100 or www.philamuseum.org.
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| ‘The Price’ at Walnut Street Theatre (1st revi |
January 27 2008 |
The premiere performance of Arthur Miller’s The Price took place at the Walnut in 1968, and now it's back, with Robert Prosky finally making his first stage appearance in Philadelphia. Let’s hope neither will keep us waiting again for such a long time.
The Price. Drama by Arthur Miller; directed by Michael Carleton. Through March 2, 2008 at Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. (215) 574-3550 or www.ws
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| ‘Jeffrey’ at Walnut St. Studio 5 |
January 15 2008 |
Paul Rudnick’s Jeffrey is a play about taking a chance on love, something we all do. In this case the risk could be fatal. A compelling first act and a dynamic cast are undermined by a clichéd second half.
Jeffrey. Drama by Paul Rudnick; directed by Daniel Student. Represented Theatre Co. production through January 20, 2008 at Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5, 825 Walnut Street. (215) 965-8289 or Antonio Mancini at Art Museum (1st review) |
October 23 2007 |
The feverish Neapolitan Antonio Mancini (1852-1930) painted everyone from street kids to portraits of society patrons and ascetic art dealers in works that seem to burst from the canvas. John Singer Sargent called him the greatest living artist. Thanks to this current exhibition, Mancini’s star could soar again.
“Antonio Mancini: 19th-Century Italian Master.” Through Jan. 20, 2008 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Galleries 153 & 155, Benj. Franklin Pkwy. & 2
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| ‘Six Characters’ at People’s Light |
October 16 2007 |
Pirandello’s path breaking 1921 master work, rarely performed, is thoroughly mesmerizing and raises questions that cannot be answered. Louis Lippa’s extensive adaptation expands the original in a highly professional production that’s not to be missed.
Six Characters in Search of an Author. By Luigi Pirandello; translated and adapted by Louis Lippa; Ken Marini directed. Through November 11, 2007 at People’s Light and Theatre Company, Steinbright Stage
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| Renoir landscapes at Art Museum (1st review) |
October 02 2007 |
This first exhibition of Renoir landscapes tries to remove the artist from his reputed saccharine view of life. By and large it succeeds. I left feeling as if I had just met a painter whom I’d never really known.
Renoir Landscapes: 1865-1883. Through January 6, 2008 at Philadelphia Museum of Art. (215) 235-7469 or www.philamuseum.org.
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| Fall gallery roundup |
September 15 2007 |
Despite all the buzz about the gallery scene in Old City and Northern Liberties, two of the most exciting shows in town right now are in Center City. The ceiling in the sculpture gallery at the Art Museum’s original Perelman building appears too low for its length— perhaps design exhibitions can survive the generous light from its windows.
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| Faces of War at Michener Museum |
July 21 2007 |
The faces of war, portrayed in two exhibitions at the Michener Museum in Doylestown, render stereotypical blood-and-guts images obsolete.
“Fire and Ice”: Works by Michael Fay; and “Soldier”: photographs by Suzanne Opton. Through Oct. 21, 2007 at Michener Museum, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown, Pa. (215) 340-9800 or George W. Bush meets Oscar Wilde |
July 07 2007 |
Has any artist noticed, as I have, George W. Bush’s facial transformations since he first appeared on the national stage eight years ago?
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| Way Center's ‘Out Loud and Proud' |
June 30 2007 |
This celebration of local gay artists is a mixed bag and overcrowded to boot. But follow Anne Fabbri's check list and you'll be astonished by the nuggets you find.
“Out Loud and Proud.” Through July 28, 2007 at William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. Admission free. (215) 732-2220 or www.waygay.org.
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| ‘William H. Johnson’s World’ at Art Museum (1st review) |
May 26 2007 |
This walk through the works of African American artist William H. Johnson (1901-1970) tells us so much about an artist’s life in the first half of the 20th Century that we feel as if we’ve experienced it— from contact with expressionist painters like Vincent van Gogh and the rough hewn neo- primitivism of Chaim Soutine to the artist’s own unique style.
“William H. Johnson’s World on Paper.” Through Aug. 12, 2007 at Philadelphia Museum of Art
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| Edna Andrade at Woodmere Art Museum |
April 17 2007 |
Andrade introduces you to patterns you never noticed before, finding them in nature, in colors and in all the forms that create our world. You feel as if your eyes have been opened to a new universe.
Sensational: Edna Andrade’s Drawings. Through June 24, 2007 at Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue. (215) 247-0476 or www.woodmereartmuseum.org.
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| Edna Andrade at Woodmere Art Museum |
April 17 2007 |
Andrade introduces you to patterns you never noticed before, finding them in nature, in colors and in all the forms that create our world. You feel as if your eyes have been opened to a new universe.
Sensational: Edna Andrade’s Drawings. Through June 24, 2007 at Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue. (215) 247-0476 or www.woodmereartmuseum.org.
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| Daniel Heyman’s Abu Ghraib prints (1st review) |
March 24 2007 |
Long after the onus of America’s illicit and ill-advised foray into Iraq has faded, these portraits will surmount the particular, becoming symbols of man’s potential for evil. The heartbreak now is when we realize that the perpetrators of torture were Americans.
Daniel Heyman: The Abu Ghraib Project. Through May 5, 2007, at The Print Center, 1614 Latimer St. Free. 215 735.6090 or www.printcenter.org.
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| Thomas Chimes at Art Museum (second review) |
March 06 2007 |
More than 100 works— some never seen before— invite us to share Chimes’s journey through life, thumbing his nose at the world and making art that will survive all of us. These are paintings of no man and every man in the solitude of his life’s journey.
“Thomas Chimes: Adventures in Pataphysics.” Through May 6, 2007 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Ben Franklin Parkway and 267th St. (215) 763-8100 or
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| Daniel Garber at PAFA and the Michener (2nd review) |
February 03 2007 |
Garber has finally emerged from the confines of New Hope Impressionism and all its provincialism. Now we can look at his work historically and appreciate its changing moods as a representation of a half-century in America’s history.
Daniel Garber: Romantic Realist (1897-1925).
Through April 8, 2007 at Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts, 128 N. Broad Street (at Cherry). (215) 972-7600 or www.pafa.org.
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| Sidney Goodman at Seraphin Gallery |
January 30 2007 |
What does it mean? Who cares? Sidney Goodman’s art is in the work itself; read into it whatever you want. Goodman is not a narrative painter. He is a visual artist.
Sidney Goodman: Recent Works. Through February 25, 2007 at Seraphin Gallery, 1108 Pine St. 215-923-7000 or www.seraphingallery.com.
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| A 'Gross' malpractice |
November 21 2006 |
One question for the Jefferson trustees who secretly decided to ship “The Gross Clinic” to Arkansas: Is this the way good citizens behave?
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| ‘Amarna’ at University Museum |
November 14 2006 |
This extraordinary exhibit of objects excavated from the lost city of Amarna offers a glimpse of ancient Egyptian life and a reminder that things haven’t changed all that much in 3,300 years.
“Amarna: Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun.” Through October 2007 at University of Pennsylvania Museum, 3260 South St. 215-898-4000 or www.museum.upenn.edu.
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| Pennsylvania Academy's 'Villa America' |
October 05 2006 |
American culture once amounted to a weak carbon copy of Mother England’s. But around 1900, everything changed. A walk through this not-to-be missed collection explains why.
"Villa America: American Moderns, 1900-1950." Through December 31, 2006, at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 118 N. Broad St. 215-972-7600 or www.pafa.org.
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| Art Museum's Tesoros (second review) |
September 28 2006 |
Now it can be told: What Christopher Columbus and all the Europeans considered the New World actually was an ancient world of magnificent cities and complex cultures. It is an experience to be savored again and again. I’ve been through it three times and that wasn’t enough.
“Tesoros: the Arts in Latin America: 1492-1820.” Through December 31, 2006, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th Street. (215) 763-8100. Alex Katz at the Pennsylvania Academy |
July 26 2006 |
When it comes to telling us what life is like in the here and now, this is the real thing. See this exhibit and banish the cobwebs of pseudo nostalgia created by other recent museum exhibitions in town, such as you-know-whose.
“Alex Katz in Maine.” Through Sept. 3 at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Sts. www.pafa.org
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| The overrated Andrew Wyeth |
April 01 2006 |
Wyeth's Middle American fans cling to so-called art portraying objects they recognize, landscapes undisturbed by hints of today’s existence and portraits of people they wish were in their own memory album, no matter how badly painted.
“Andrew Wyeth: Memory and Magic.” Through July 16 at Philadelphia Museum of Art Dorrance Galleries, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th Street, March 29-July 16, 2006. (215) 235-SHOW or www.philamuse
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