Fickleness of Fame
Window, Mar|Apr 2008
Ghost Landscapes
Arthur Drooker’s infrared photographs of historic ruins in the U.S. conjure a “spirit world of haunted beauty.”
The Sculptor’s Ark
Richard Serra’s menagerie
The Artist of the Possible Steps Down
Parting words from the Arthur Ross Gallery’s longtime director
Kid Stuff
How to build a children’s museum. Design for Kids
Earthly Dances
Gardens in motion at the Architectural Archives
Briefly Noted
Jan|Feb 2008
The Muppets Take Art History
Karen Falk C’84 G’84
Finding Her Marbles
Lisa Dinhofer GFA’76’s marble-ous subway mosaic
There’s Gold in That River
Pre-Columbian gold objects shine at Penn Museum
True Adventures: Love & Marriage, Parenthood, and Careers
All you need to know about marriage, kids, and careers
“It Does Not Get Any Better Than That”
How we did it. The University & Urban Revival
Pride, Prejudice, Maus, and More in Writers House Online Book Groups
Writers House sponsors online-reading groups
Briefly Noted
Nov|Dec 2007
Social Movement
Steven Weisz C’78 GEd’79
Behind the “Crimes of Omission”
Student curators explore “Crimes of Omission” at ICA
What Is Dirt?
Literary censorship from Flaubert to Nabokov.
Briefly Noted
Sep|Oct 2007
Far Flung
Window, Sep|Oct 2007
Channeling the Schuylkill
“That’s the thing about this river: You have to imagine it to see.”
Reading More Than Menus
Incoming freshmen to read Omnivore’s Dilemma.
The Music of Writing
Roseanne Cash at the Writers House
Art and the City
The role of the arts in a good life—and a great city.
Strains of Love
The Prince of Broadway’s brief-lived musical celebrated the love and art of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya.