Word: artfulness
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Considering his fondness for the over-sized and the overly colorful, prim and proper Philadelphia might seem like an unusual location for the first American retrospective of Dutch designer Marcel Wanders' work. But there he is at the historic Philadelphia Museum of Art, which has just launched "Marcel Wanders: Daydreams," putting together Wanders' own favorite pieces from his 20-year career to date...
...exhibition, which runs through June 13, is a truly multimedia affair. Designed by Wanders himself, it features light, video and art installations - all anchored around a clutch of seminal Wanders furniture. "This is like nothing we've ever done before in America," explains Wanders, who received the coveted Design Excellence Award from local Philadelphia collective Collab at the show's opening (previous winners include Frank Gehry and Georg Jensen). (See the best travel gadgets...
When Anna Fendi Venturini, scion of the Italian fashion house, acquired the run-down Villa Laetitia in Rome, she saw potential in its cracked façade and overgrown garden. Fendi spent one year and several millions of dollars renovating the Art Nouveau mansion. The result is an upscale oasis of calm along the Tiber River...
...main goals, HUCA plans to add more General Education courses that make the practice of art a manageable enterprise for all undergraduates. Kelsey’s own Culture and Belief 30 course Photography and Society, offered last fall assigned a final project that required students to make their own photography series inspired by photographers like Eadweard Muybridge...
...Music department also offers some performance-based classes, such as a chamber music course and Dr. William Bares’ new Jazz Improvisation course. Both of these courses are centered on creating art for credit, an endeavor that the Task Force strove to promote...