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The Barnes Foundation and Mural Arts Philadelphia present Visions
An exhibition for restorative justice
The Barnes and Mural Arts’s Visions opens this week featuring artworks from system-impacted young people in southeast Pennsylvania. Cass Lewis previews.
Previews
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The Mütter Museum presents its Postmortem Project exhibition
Exhuming the past, examining the future
With its Postmortem Project exhibition, the Mütter Museum continues a fraught but necessary process to evaluate and present its collections in line with modern medical, legal, and ethical standards. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Reviews
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Drexel University presents Modern Ritual: The Art of Mary McFadden
A “design archeologist” arrives at Drexel
Globetrotting fashion designer Mary McFadden’s archive is now housed at Drexel’s Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection, and its first exhibition there offers a tantalizing glimpse of her world. Wendy Univer reviews.
Reviews
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Woodmere Art Museum presents Through Her Eyes
Marking the 50th anniversary of a historic celebration of women artists
“Why have there been no great women artists?” An art critic posed the question in 1971 and Philly responded in 1974 with FOCUS, a citywide festival of women artists. Now, a new Woodmere show marks its 50th anniversary. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Reviews
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Philadelphia is spending summer 2024 with Mary Cassatt
Meet the iconic Impressionist with a new exhibition and public virtual class
Philadelphia will celebrate hometown artist Mary Cassatt this summer, kicking off with a major new exhibition that was years in the making at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Camille Bacon-Smith looks closer.
Features
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InLiquid Gallery presents The Naked Show
What does nakedness show us? What does it hide?
A new ensemble exhibit featuring 15 InLiquid Gallery members poses plenty of worthwhile
questions along with its nudes, but something is missing from the show’s promise to honor humanity’s infinite variations. Anndee Hochman reviews.
questions along with its nudes, but something is missing from the show’s promise to honor humanity’s infinite variations. Anndee Hochman reviews.
Reviews
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Delaware Art Museum presents There Is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art
A better picture of Black women in American history
Current representations of Black women in American history are improving, and a traveling exhibition now at Delaware Art Museum is a welcome addition to the trend. An Nichols reviews.
Reviews
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The Brandywine Museum of Art presents Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled
A Wyeth who casts his own shadow
A bold, chilling, and magnetic Brandywine Museum of Art exhibition disentangles Jamie Wyeth from the legacies of his father and grandfather. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
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Fabric Workshop and Museum presents Risa Puno: Group Hug
The gamification of care work
In her first museum solo exhibition, Risa Puno creates a multimedia installation that gamifies care work while thoughtfully weaving in details about her cultural identity, personal history, and family dynamics. Alicia Link previews.
Previews
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The Barnes Foundation presents Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me
Surprising the eye
Twentieth-century designer and photographer Alexey Brodovitch revolutionized more than one field of visual arts, but he’s best known for his stint as art director at Harper’s Bazaar. His first major US exhibition, now at the Barnes, covers his entire career. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read