Arts

Arts

Jennette McCurdy’s ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ Is for the Nickelodeon Kids Who Are All Grown Up

The “iCarly” actress’ memoir is a cleverly self–aware and cynical narration of her dangerous and interconnected relationships with acting, food, and her mother.
August 24, 2022 at 9:00 am

by EMILY MAIORANO

Arts

‘A Queen in Bucks County’ Delivers Erotica via SEPTA

The sexier the better in Kay Gabriel's buzzy, boozy collection—and what's sexier than economic revolution?
August 18, 2022 at 9:00 am

by IRMA KISS

Arts

Who's the 'Funny Girl' Now?

A casting decision bigger than Broadway: fulfilling Lea Michele's dream.
July 23, 2022 at 12:00 am

by KATE RATNER

Arts

Pictures of Space: Art That’s Out of This World?

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is making complicated science both accessible and beautiful.
July 22, 2022 at 12:00 am

by JULIA ESPOSITO

Ego

Yune Kim Finds the Purpose of Career Within Art

Her playfulness and wonder seeps through every aspect of her art—whether it be textbook illustrations or bunny bucket hats.
July 17, 2022 at 9:02 pm

by EMILY MAIORANO

Arts

“In Full Bloom” Explores Sustainability in Philly

The nation’s oldest horticultural event is more than just a pretty flower show.
June 24, 2022 at 12:00 am

by EMILY MAIORANO

Arts

The Arden's “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" Highlights Underrepresentation in Penn's Theatre Scene

Penn's performing arts communities could learn a thing or two from “School Girls,” says rising senior Cristle Ike.
June 12, 2022 at 10:10 pm

by EMILY MAIORANO

Arts

The ICA's 'Infrastructure' Radically Rethinks How We Consume Art

Unlike most art exhibitions, the ICA's most recent exhibition poses countless questions—and it asks its visitors for the answers.
May 25, 2022 at 9:00 am

by RACHEL SWYM

Arts

Ocean Vuong Promotes His New Poetry Collection, 'Time is a Mother,' at the Philadelphia Free Library

In conversation with Airea Matthews, Ocean Vuong returns to the grief of losing his mother while discussing the colonization of creative writing.
May 9, 2022 at 5:00 pm

by EMILY MAIORANO

Arts

Mark Gibson's Cartoon-Inspired Illustrations Confront Injustice

A chat with the Guggenheim–winning artist and Temple professor
May 3, 2022 at 11:00 am

by IRMA KISS

Arts

The Endurance of Art: Reviewing 'Water, Wind, Breath' at the Barnes

This spring’s exhibition in the Roberts Gallery introduces art truly structured by the Southwestern landscape.
April 26, 2022 at 12:08 pm

by SHAHANA BANERJEE

Arts

Make Comics and Don't Give a Fuck: In Conversation with Nate Garcia

Meet the 19–year–old, self–made adult comic artist who likes the word “fuck” and hates superheroes.
April 26, 2022 at 12:01 am

by MIRA SYDOW

Arts

Reddit’s r/place: A Chaotic Digital Art Experiment

Penn’s logo stakes its claim on a canvas of a million pixels.
April 19, 2022 at 10:23 am

by JESSA GLASSMAN

Arts

Tarot Card Art Is a Visual Timeline of Cultural Mysticism

From Renaissance Italy to TarotTok, today’s tarot card designs bring modern flair to ancient wisdom.
April 12, 2022 at 5:00 pm

by EMILY MAIORANO

Arts

Meet Kaiser Ke, Whose Work Makes You Look at the Art Before the Artist

Artist Spotlight | In 'Non Sequitur,' his premiere exhibit at the Philomathean Society, Kaiser reincarnates not only art, but history.
April 11, 2022 at 1:00 pm

by EMILY MAIORANO