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February
AT PENN | Calendar
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History
of the ancient Maya. Learn their origins, culture, religion, sophisticated
writing system, and the archaeological discoveries that have revealed
their complex history.
Penn
Presents: Annenberg Center
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Jose Taiko joins the traditional rhythms of Japanese drumming
with the beat of world rhythms including African, Balinese,
Brazilian, Latin and jazz percussion. They will perform
at the Annenburg Center on February 2. |
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Ladysmith
Black Mambazo performs as part of the African Culture Series
on February 15. They represent the traditional culture and
sound of South Africa.
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Mongolia:
Photography by Jacques Jean Tiziou
Fox Gallery, Through March 14
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The
Universal African Dance & Drum Ensemble: UPM
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Untitled Document
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The
Universal African Dance & Drum Ensemble, more than 30 members strong,
will be among the many performers at the University of Pennsylvania Museum's
14th annual Celebration of African Cultures extravaganza Saturday, February
15.
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Darkwater:
Arthur Ross Gallery
Through
March 2
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Darkwater,
an exhibition
by artist Terry Adkins, is a tribute to Du Bois the scholar, poet and activist.
The shows title comes from Du Bois' book Darkwater: Voices within the Veil.
Esther
Klein Gallery: Art & Community II
Through
March 7
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Untitled Document
Art
of the Southwest Community Enrichment Center
Vision
Ida May Sydnor, 2000
Harvest
Ruth Barkley, 2001
ICA
Winter Exhibitions
Through
April 6
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Justine
Kurland
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Wood
Song, 2002
Toned gelatin silver print
Courtesy of the artist and Gorney, Bravin + Lee, New York
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Adam
Ames: Without Warning (Flying Vaginas Are Trying to Eat Me)
Without
Warning, (video still)
Courtesy of the Adam Ames
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Edna
Andrade: Optical Paintings, 1963-1986
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Temple,
1986
Acrylic on canvas
Collection of Fred and Kathryn Giampietro
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Photographic
Explorations:
A Century of Images in Archaeology and Anthropology: UPM
Through
April 15
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Untitled Document
Photo:
James B. Pritchard, 1958.
James B. Pritchard excavated the site of Gibeon in modern-day Jordan, a site
mentioned a number of times in the Bible. Pictured here is the spectacular pool
of Gibeon.
Photo: Jane Goodale,
1954.
The Tiwi are an Australian Aboriginal group living on Melville Island. Jane
Goodale, then a graduate student in Penn's Anthropology Department, spent
most of 1954 living among them.
Photo:
George F. Dales, 1969.
George F. Dales surveyed the Seistan region (pictured above) of southwestern
Afghanistan in search of evidence of contact between the Indus and Mesopotamian
civilizations.
Photo
by John Henry Haynes, 1899.
Workers carry away baskets full of dirt in a stark, surreal landscape at Nippur
in Iraq, 1899.
Without
Ground:
ICA
Through
July 27
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Untitled Document
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Kimowan
McLain's Without Ground creates a narrative of Native American
diaspora. Using manipulated photo images transferred directly to the wall,
Without Ground marches like film imagery in a line of figures stretching
the length of the ICA's Ramp Corridor.
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Plantsman in Asia: 1979-2000: Morris Arboretum
Through
September
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Untitled Document
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provides an in-depth photographic view of the Asian people and their unique,
close connection with plants. |
Mammoth
Scale: The Anatomical Sculptures of
William Rush: Wistar Institute
Through
October
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William
Rush, model of the sphenoid bone, 1808.
Photo by Candace diCarlo.
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Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 19, January 28, 2003
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