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By Katherine Rochester

Napoleon Gallery Honors the Tortured Genius of a Local Dinosaur Lover

If cats dream of mice, and mice dream of cheese, then do paleontologists dream of dinosaurs? Artist Ryan Wilson Kelly, who impersonates Philadelphian paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope (1840-1897) in his performance and installation at Napoleon Gallery, insists that they do.

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Posted May. 16, 2012 | Comments: 0

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By Katherine Rochester

Judith Schaechter’s Windows Make for Dazzling Commentary on Confinement

Internationally acclaimed Philadelphia-based artist Judith Schaechter’s custom-designed stained-glass windows at Eastern State Penitentiary may persuade you to clock some serious time.

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Posted May. 8, 2012 | Comments: 0

ARTS AND CULTURE > ART

By Darren White

Domestic Spaces Challenge the Concept of "Home"

What if, instead of baking fresh whole-wheat blueberry muffins, your oven cooked up some fresh, thumping beats? What if your deluxe master bath was made up of construction-grade ductwork and recycled aluminum, something straight out of a post-apocalyptic shantytown, its exterior twisting, winding, rusted over and appearing ready to collapse at any second?

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Posted May. 2, 2012 | Comments: 3

ARTS AND CULTURE > ART

By Katherine Rochester

Bring Your Cat to "Utterly Precarious" at the Slought Foundation

To set the mood, she’s ordered two hockey goals, which she plans to push together, cover with leaves and deck with raw herring. Human-accompanied cats are invited to frolic in this “sheltered environment,” but must RSVP.

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Posted Apr. 26, 2012 | Comments: 0

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Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival: In Pictures
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Lush’s Henna Hair Dye
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Sick of Color? Try Leather and Lace….
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Everyone knows this season’s hottest trend is pastels.  They’re the most fun way to ring in the warm weather, but looking like a human crayola box is only fun for so long.  Eventually, the novelty of wearing colors wears off, and you want to go back to black. Leather quietly emerged as part of this season’s [...]