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Almanac - February 24, 2015 Volume 61 No. 24 |
Let Every Heart Be Filled with Joy
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Let Every Heart Be Filled with Joy, the history of the Savoy Theatre Company is on display through late 2016 in Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Otto E. Albrecht Music Library, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. See Exhibits. |
The School of Atha: Collaboration
in the Making of Children's Books
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| Penn Libraries presents The School of Atha: Collaboration in the Making of Children's Books, an exhibit celebrating the life and work of children's book designer and art director Atha Tehon. This exhibit will run through March 27, 2015 at Van Pelt-Dietrich Library's Kamin Gallery. See Exhibits. |
Crystal Beings
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On February 5-March 20, Crystal Beings will be on display at the Esther Klein Gallery. It is a group exhibition of artwork inspired by crystals—whether displayed for aesthetic purposes, used for healing powers or examined by scientists, crystals have played a key role in ancient and modern culture. See Exhibits. |
Beneath the Surface: Life, Death and Gold in Ancient Panama-Penn Museum
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| On February 7-November 1, Beneath the Surface: Life, Death and Gold in Ancient Panama will be on display at the Penn Museum. It will include spectacular finds at the Pre-Columbian cemetery of Sitio Conte in central Panama shed light on a mysterious and complex society that thrived there more than 1,000 years ago. See Exhibits. |
Lux ex Tenebris-Burrison Gallery
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On February 14-March 20, Lux ex Tenebris, photography by Alexis Lerro will be on display at the Burrison Gallery. She found her niche in the study of botanical elements, patterned close ups and glowing fixtures. See Exhibits. |
Artists in the Garden: PAFA at Morris Arboretum
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On March 1-July 27, Artists in the Garden: PAFA at Morris Arboretum will be on display at the Morris Arboretum with a reception on March 1 from 1-3 p.m. The exhibit will display artwork by students, alumni and faculty of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. See Exhibits. |
A Brand New Sculpture by Patrick Dougherty
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On March 9-27, installation of A Brand New Sculpture by Patrick Dougherty will be occuring at the Morris Arboretum. Patrick Dougherty, artist-in-residence, constructs an original, site-specific stick sculpture, gaining inspiration from the garden. The exhibit opens April 5 with a grand opening on April 10 at 10 a.m. See Exhibits. |
Representing Modern Japan:
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On March 16-June 12, Representing Modern Japan: The Luber Collection of Art Books; a multi-lingual selection of over 1,000 volumes on Japanese art, art history and culture from the pre-modern period to the 1990s-an emphasis on 20th-century Japanese printing and other art forms will be on display in the Goldstein Family Gallery, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. See Exhibits. |
| It’s a Small, Small World: Nikon Small World ExhibIT-Wistar |
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| For six weeks, from January 20 through March 6, the public has the opportunity to see the best images taken through microscopes from around the world at the only venue in the Philadelphia region as part of It’s a Small, Small World: Nikon Photomicrography Competition & Exhibition at Wistar.
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White Towers Revisited
Harvey and Irwin
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| White Towers Revisited, a second look at a vital moment in the exploration of the American commercial landscape, opens at the Kroiz Gallery on January 16 and runs through April 17. See Exhibits. |
Paul Strand—The Mexican Portfolio
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Paul Strand—The Mexican Portfolio opens at Arthur Ross Gallery on January 31 and runs through March 29. Twenty images were selected by Strand and published as a portfolio in 1940, titled Photographs of Mexico, featuring photographic impressions. See Exhibits. |
Cold War, Hot Peace-Slought |
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On February 26-April 12, Cold War, Hot Peace, works from the Real DMZ Project exploring the inner-Korean border areas will be on display at Slought. See Exhibits. |
Institute of Contemporary Art -New Exhibits |
| On February 4, ICA will host a Winter 2015 Exhibitions Opening at 6 p.m. |
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Taking the contemporary moment in Palestine as a starting point, New York and Ramallah-based artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme address the eclipsing of political radicality and the search for a new political imaginary in the first US presentation of their sprawling, multi-segmented installation The Incidental Insurgents (2012–present). This exhibit will run from February 4-March 22.
The Incidental Insurgents: The Part about the Bandits (above), 2013, video still. See Exhibits. |
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ICA presents new works on video by Philadelphia-area artists and filmmakers annually in the Ramp Space as part of the Open Video Call exhibit. This exhibit will run from February 4-March 22.
Yue Nakayama (above), Ramen being the source of our communal rhythm of existence, 2014, video still. See Exhibits. |
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Traces in the Dark, the exhibition by Deanna Bowen, Harold Mendez and Gregory Sholette asking: If we light up the traces in the dark, will we see their invisible ubiquity? Of what whole will we see? This exhibit will run from February 4-March 22.
(above) a piece by Harold Mendez: Antioquia, 2014, reclaimed wood, limestone, wax, hand ground cochineal insects, logwood extract, 23 x 17 x 11 inches. See Exhibits. |
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| Barbara Kasten: Stages is the first major survey of the work of the artist. Widely recognized for her photographs, since the 1970s Kasten has developed her expansive practice through the lens of many different disciplines, (above right) a piece by Barbara Kasten, Construct 32, Cibachrome, 40 x 30 inches. See Exhibits. This exhibit will run from February 4-August 16. See Exhibits. |
| Portraits and Architecture: Prints by Julie Cowan |
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On March 21-April 17, Portraits and Architecture: Prints by Julie Cowan will be on display at the Burrison Gallery. She is focused on portraiture and how space affects us, invades us and defines us.The space may be manmade or outdoors. She alters a photograph during printing and, later, by adding watercolors, pencil or ink to the print. See Exhibits. |
| Modern Native Voices: The Medium of Hip Hop |
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On March 21, Modern Native Voices: The Medium of Hip Hop, a symposium and performance featuring Def-I, Tall Paul and Frank Waln, Native American rap and hip-hop artists will take place at the Penn Museum. See Conferences. |
| The Hip-Hop Fellow |
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On March 5, The Hip-Hop Fellow, a film following Grammy winning producer 9th Wonder’s tenure at Harvard as he teaches ‘The Standards of Hip-Hop’ course will be shown at the Annenberg School for Communication. See FIlms. |
| Liberian Women’s Chorus for Change |
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On March 6, the Liberian Women’s Chorus for Change, a group of four women devoted to spreading awareness about violence, especially violence against women will perform at International House. See Music. |
| Marcus Roberts Trio-Annenberg Center |
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On March 1, the Marcus Roberts Trio featuring Marcus Roberts on piano, Jason Marsalis on drums and Rodney Jordan on bass will perform at Annenberg Center. See Music. |
| Altan-Annenberg center |
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On March 7, Altan, Celtic music at its finest, will perform at Annenberg Center. See Music. See Music. |
| African Children’s Choir-Annenberg center |
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On March 27, African Children’s Choir, based in Uganda but representing the promise of all of Africa’s children, will perform at Annenberg Center. See Music. |
| Regina Carter-Annenberg center |
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On March 28, Regina Carter, the jazz violinist who speaks to her generation and her ancestors through music will perform at Annenberg Center. See Music. |
| Jennifer Blaine: Dirty Joke-Annenberg center |
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On March 6, Jennifer Blaine: Dirty Joke, the one-woman comedy show will perform at Annenberg Center. See On Stage. |
| Jessica Lang Dance-Annenberg center |
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| On March 19-21, Jessica Lang Dance, classical ballet with contemporary dance flare will perform at Annenberg Center. See On Stage. |
| World Culture Series: Egyptomania! |
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On March 21, World Culture Series: Egyptomania! will take place at the Penn Museum. Enjoy crafts, an interactive belly-dancing workshop, lectures about Egyptian history and archaeology and live mummy conservation. See Special Events. |
Sacred Spaces: The Photography of Ahmet Ertug
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| Kariye Camii in Istanbul, Turkey. Sacred Spaces: The Photography of Ahmet Ertug is open at the Penn Museum. See Exhibits. |
Native American voices:
The people—Here and now
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| At Native American Voices: The People—Here and Now, a new long-term interactive exhibition at the Penn Museum, visitors will learn about contemporary issues in Native America. Set against the backdrop of more than 200 objects from the Museum’s expansive collections from the United States and Canada, the exhibition challenges stereotypes and tells powerful stories of Native American successes in achieving independence as sovereign, self-governing Nations. At multimedia stations, visitors will experience audio and video clips of contemporary Native Americans speaking of the many ways in which they maintain their religious, political, linguistic and artistic independence. See Exhibits. |
the history of nursing as seen through the lens of art
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| 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. See Exhibits. |
AUDOBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA
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| This permanent exhibit at Van Pelt-Diectrich Library is devoted to the display of John James Audubon's Birds of America (1827-38). Penn's double elephant folio set of the Birds was a gift by Edwin H. Vare, Jr. in 1957-59. The page opens from the volume on display will be changed on the second Wednesday of every month. This photo is courtesy of the Penn Libraries. See Exhibits. |
Human evolution: THE FIRST 200 Million Years
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| Various fossils on display at the Penn Museum's ongoing exhibit Human Evolution: The First 200 Million Years. Visitors have an opportunity to engage with a variety of multi-media programs, as well as view and touch more than 100 casts of fossil bones from primate and human evolutionary records. This photo is courtesy of the Penn Museum. See Exhibits. |
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