Twelve Gates Arts presents Numb Images

Undoing the visual tools of oppression

Three artists with roots in Pakistan, the Philippines, and Iran, offer reality checks on the stories we’re told in a powerful mixed-media exhibition at Twelve Gates Arts in Old City. Emily B. Schilling reviews.

Emily Schilling

Mar 21, 2023 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Brandywine Museum of Art presents Andrew Wyeth: Home Places

Wyeth’s most enduring legacy

This new exhibition studies the way Andrew Wyeth saw his favorite buildings, honoring the artist’s abstract work, as well as the better-known representational. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Mar 20, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

UPenn’s Arthur Ross Gallery presents At the Source: A Courbet Landscape Rediscovered

One painting, many stories

A painting by Gustave Courbet, a fascinating 19th-century French artist, was lost in a Philly basement for decades. Now it gets its due at Arthur Ross Gallery. Emily B. Schilling reviews.

Emily Schilling

Mar 14, 2023 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents House of Photographs

In the eye of the collector

House of Photographs is a visual treasure that wraps visitors in the collectors' point of view, ranging from a microscope to a Brooklyn sidewalk, from French gardens to Chinese arbors to outer space. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Mar 13, 2023 · Reviews · 5 minute read

The Print Center presents its 97th Annual International Competition

The Light Outside Home, and other works on trauma and memory

For its 97th Annual International Competition, the Print Center selected three artists out of 400 applicants. Each of them grapples with trauma, memory, and immigrant experiences. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Mar 07, 2023 · Reviews · 5 minute read

Lyric Fest presents Cotton

Recreation and catharsis

Cotton, an immersive multimedia experience recreating generational trauma, marks Lyric Fest’s 20th anniversary, with new music by Damien Geter and a slate of poets inspired by the photography of John Dowell. An Nichols reviews.

An Nichols

Feb 27, 2023 · Reviews · 2 minute read

iMPeRFeCT Gallery presents Terrell Halsey's Ascend: Beyond the Veil

Portraiture on the rise

Terrell Halsey’s Ascend: Beyond the Veil is a breath of fresh air for “street portraits,” featuring a collection of photography of Center City Philadelphia from 2015-2020. Hanae Mason reviews.

Hanae Mason

Feb 07, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

The Clay Studio presents Figuring Space

An American self-portrait

A new sculpture exhibition at the Clay Studio features diverse artists from across the country whose figurative works demand a deeper look. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Jan 23, 2023 · Reviews · 5 minute read

UArts’s Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery presents Alex Da Corte’s The Street

An enigmatic trip

Expect the unexpected at a colorful and challenging new solo exhibition from internationally known interdisciplinary artist Alex Da Corte, a Camden native and UArts grad. Emily B. Schilling reviews.

Emily Schilling

Jan 16, 2023 · Reviews · 4 minute read

William Way LGBT Community Center presents Selections from the Archives: Rami George

The truth about family photos

This look at the William Way archives from Rami George highlights the artist's knack for curating material objects, which take on a fresh, interactive meaning in this gallery. Jake Foster reviews.

Jake Foster

Jan 16, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read