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Suzanne Anker's 'Remote Sensing: Micro-Landscapes' (2013–17) began as living material. (Photo courtesy of the artist.)

Brandywine Museum of Art's 'Natural Wonders: The Sublime in Contemporary Art'

Nature plus
'Natural Wonders: The Sublime in Contemporary Art' offers art lovers in Chadds Ford something to admire and ponder. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Gail Obenreder

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"Bust of Mary McLeod Bethune," (date unknown), by Selma Burke. (Photo via Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the private collection of Charles L. Blockson, 2018.)

Woodmere Art Museum Annual: 77th Juried Exhibition

Placing us in corpus
The Woodmere Art Museum engages viewers — physically and intellectually — with pressing contemporary themes through works of artistic virtuosity. Helen Walsh reviews.
Helen Walsh

Helen Walsh

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Agnes Martin, circa 1953, before she adopted her signature style. (Photo via newmexicowomeninthearts.org.)

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents 'Agnes Martin: The Untroubled Mind'

Blank canvas
A Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibition of Agnes Martin's signature style provides insight into her unique perspective. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Jean Renoir on the set of of' Elena and Her Men, or Paris Does Strange Things' ('Elena et les hommes'), directing a scene between Mel Ferrer (as Le Comte Henri de Chevincourt) and Ingrid Bergman (as Princess Elena Sokorowska), 1956. (Photo by Rene Burri/Magnum Photos.)

Barnes Foundation presents 'Renoir: Father and Son/Painting and Cinema'

Moving pictures
The Barnes presents a dialogue between the great French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and his second son Jean, considered the father of modern cinema. Stacia Friedman reviews.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

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Shin stands before her installation "Armed," which is composed of veterans' castoff Army jackets. (Photo by Joseph Hu.)

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents 'Jean Shin: Collections'

Belonging and belongings
Philadelphia Museum of Art's 'Jean Shin: Collections' makes meaningful installations, sculpture, and video from landfill fodder. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Bernstein's passion and power were undeniable. (Paul de Hueck, courtesy of the Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc.)

NMAJH presents 'Leonard Bernstein: The Power of Music'

Artistry and activism
The National Museum of American Jewish History's new exhibit celebrates Leonard Bernstein's centenary and goes deep on the passions of his life and work. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Each stamen doth some scene renew / That in our memory found a place / On each corolla we may view / The form of some familiar face. —Mary Ellen Shafer, “Hair Flowers” (from the collection of John Whitenight and John LaValley; photo by Alan Kolc.)

Mütter Museum presents 'Woven Strands: The Art of Human Hair Work'

The fibers of our being
Just in time for Women’s History Month, the Mütter Museum curates a curious collection of Victorian hair art. Helen Walsh reviews.
Helen Walsh

Helen Walsh

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"Sycamore Tree, Study for Pennsylvania Landscape," 1941. Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009). Ink and watercolor, 29 3/4 x 39 3/8 inches (Photo courtesy of the Delaware Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Phelps, 1964, © 2018 Andrew Wyeth/Artists Rights Society, New York.)

Delaware Art Museum presents 'Eye on Nature: Andrew Wyeth and John Ruskin'

Seeing as they saw
The Delaware Art Museum looks deeply into the work of Andrew Wyeth and John Ruskin, two seemingly disparate artists a century apart. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Willis's "Carrie in the Salon" shows artist Carrie Mae Weems and much more. (Photo courtesy of the artist.)

AAMP's 'Went Looking for Beauty: Refashioning Self,' Photographs by Deborah Willis

More than meets the eye
The African American Museum in Philadelphia's 'Went Looking for Beauty: Refashioning Self' features the woman-centered work of photographer Deborah Willis. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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"Down, down, down, would the fall never come to an end?" From 'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,' 2017, by Charles Santore. (Collection of the artist.)

Woodmere Art Museum's 'Charles Santore: Fifty Years of Art and Storytelling'

Illustrating his own story
The Woodmere Art Museum's 'Charles Santore: Fifty Years of Art and Storytelling' shows the illustrator's careful hand, whether depicting pop-culture icons or literary ones. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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