
When the Purpose of Art Is to Transform
The director of Glencairn Museum on the enduring power and appeal of religious art

Being a Black Girl in a Digital World
Martine Syms’s installation Neural Swamp is an intriguing display of variations within millennial Black womanhood

Paul Cadmus’s Queer Vision of America
How a controversy around censorship launched the artist’s career—and fed a craze for limited-edition prints

Philly’s Destiny
Photographer James Izlar spotlights Boujee Mustard, a local artist with a keen eye and a deep love for her city

Why So Serious?
Tracing the lineage of Doris Caesar’s sculpture about mourning to the sorrowful sacred art of centuries past

Two Ways of Looking at Sean Scully
Museum guides share what inspires them about the artist’s tireless exploration of the possibilities of abstraction

Helping a Still Life Come Alive
In honor of Earth Day, author Jim Wright talks to natural science experts about this famous Dutch Golden Age painting

Jack T. Franklin: Philadelphia’s Chronicler of Black Life and Protest
Curator Sam Ewing speaks with Dejáy Duckett and Richard J. Watson about the photographer’s lasting legacy

When Conserving a Painting Reveals a Different Picture
Considering the layers of paint—and meaning—in a Medici portrait by Agnolo Bronzino

Fit for a Queen
Conserving sculptures made for Marie Antoinette and the ill-fated Chateâu de Saint-Cloud
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