Vieux Farka Touré blends his African roots and contemporary guitar on May 4 at the Annenberg Center. Photo by Zeb Goodell.
MOMIX presents reMIX, a selection of the dance troupe's favorite works, at the Annenberg Center, May 17-20. Photo by Giulio Lapone/Effequattro.
PENN MUSEUM
Maya 2012: lords of time
Censer Lid with Portrait of a King: One of 12 ceramic lids to a censer, or incense burner, that features portraits of Copan kings. Dated to circa 695 CE, it originally sat atop a large clay vessel used for burning incense. (27" tall x 16" wide x 15" diameter) Photo courtesy: Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History.
The Margarita Panel, a grand, modeled-stucco building panel, measures almost 9 feet high by 12 feet wide. Discovered by a Penn Museum excavation team in the 1990s, it features the emblematic name of Copan's royal founder, K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'. The king's name is shown as two entwined birds: a quetzal bird (k'uk') and scarlet macaw (mo'), with crest elements that spell the initial part of the name yax meaning 'first' or 'green.' Carved around 450 CE it is in remarkable condition buried deep within the Copan Acropolis. MAYA 2012 features a replica of this monumental piece in its full-color splendor. Photo courtesy: Early Copan Acropolis Project, Penn Museum.
PENN MUSEUM
Imagine Africa
arthur ross gallery
samba sessÃo: afro-brazilian art & film
Heitor dos Prazeres, 1898-1966; "Roda de Samba (Samba Circle)"; 1957. Oil on particle board.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The John Axelrod Collection–Frank B. Bemis Fund and Charles H. Bayley Fund. Through July 9.
morris arboretum
GARDEN RAILWAY: PAINTED LADIES
For the Grand Opening celebration of Morris Arboretum's Garden Railway, on Saturday, May 26 from 1-3pm, children are invited to wear their favorite storybook character’s costume.
institute of contemporary art
"Assuming is stifling," 2004. Art Direction: Stefan Sagmeister.
Design: Matthias Ernstberger. Stefan Sagmeister: The Happy Show,
reception April 4, 6 p.m.; through August 12.
Wu Tsang, "The Fist is Still Up"; 2010; neon, acrylic on wood panel, 40 x 70 x 10 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Clifton Benevento. Included in First Among Equals, reception April 4, 6 p.m.; through August 12.
carol ware lobby, fagin hall
the history of nursing as seen through the lens of art
The HUP Nursing Alumni Association commissioned artist Kathleen Shaver HUP’76, to create an art installation to honor the history and legacy of 125 years of nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. More information here.
burrison gallery
carolyn lee vehslage/kirsten fischler
"Knotty Thoughts, Neuronal Nuggets," 19" x 48", oil & metallic powder on reclaimed wood, on display at the Burrison Gallery through May 18.