Philadelphia Museum of Art

Art-ish is Back! Let's Party! The Young Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art invite you to celebrate the things that make Philly amazing: art, food, music, and - of course - the people. Dress up and be ready to dance the night away to performances by Philadelphia's own Suzann Christine and TreWay - To name a few. Then get sweaty with us as we turn up the heat in the Great Stair Hall with DJ AMH and more. Snacks and an open bar with specialty cocktails await when you want to take a breather. This year's theme is Duality - an instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or aspects of something. Dress Code Creative Cocktail Must be 21 & over to purchase tickets. Click on the link in bio to see our ticket prices. Young Friend members will receive an email with access to specially discounted pricing.

"I am a weather painter. I paint with humidity. I paint with water. I paint with rain. I paint with weather. It requires exposure to wind, to air, to long nights, to wolves, coyotes, all kinds of animals." — Bingyi discusses "The Eyes of Chaos Remaking the Song Palace" (2021–22). Now on view in "Oneness: Nature and Connectivity in Chinese Art."

"When Matisse is developing his paintings, he's not just considering it piece by piece, he's considering the expression of the whole." —Matthew Affron, Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art, curator of "Matisse in the 1930s," on view through Jan 29.

Learn how Matisse got his mojo back 😉 #PMAMatisse

Opening next week! Discover a decade of exploration and renewal in the work of Henri Matisse. "Matisse in the 1930s" opens Oct. 20. Tickets and info at the link in our bio.

The 1930s would see innovations of style and method across the board in Henri Matisse’s art: in easel paintings as well as larger, architecturally oriented formats; in sculpture; in prints, drawings, and illustrated books; and in stage design. "Matisse in the 1930s" presents a broad, chronological story of that transformative decade. Opens Oct. 20. More info and tickets at the link in our bio.

Check out "The First 100 Days" poster series, now on view in "Cultivating Design: Recent Acquisitions." Conceived by photographer Conrad Benner of the popular Philly-based @streetsdept blog and supported by @muralarts , the 2021 project asked local artists to cover policy issues they wanted the Biden administration to address in its first hundred days in office. More info in the On View link in our bio. #first100days @conradbenner “Abolishing I.C.E.” Poster, by Melita Tirado @melita_tirado “Vaccinating the Country” Poster, by Natalie Hope McDonald @nataliehopemcdonald “The Minimum” Poster, by Donte Neal “$2,000 Stimulus Checks” Poster, by Kah Yangni @kahyangni “Closing Immigrant Camps” Poster, by Krista Dedrick-Lai @krista_dedrick_lai “Canceling Student Debt” Poster, by Brunofsky @brunofsky “Reopening Schools Safely” Poster, by Marian Bailey @_mcbailey “Climate Justice Now” Poster, by Marisa Velázquez-Rivas @marisa.vr “Reallocating Police Budgets” Poster, by Jonai Gibson-Selix @byjonai “Racial Economic Equity” Poster, by Jenny Scott @itsjennyscott “Universal Healthcare” Poster, by Derick Jones @skudsink “Harm Reduction” Poster, by Lisa Kelley @lisakelleyart “Housing for All” Poster, by Candy Alexandra González @candy_alexandra1

Experience "Martine Syms: Neural Swamp," a multichannel video installation that uses algorithms and artificial intelligence to question the politics of images and the technologies that allow for their production and consumption. Now on view in our contemporary galleries. @dominicapublishing @MartineSyms #MartineSyms #contemporaryart

En “Llegada y pertenencia,” la artista Michelle Angela Ortiz reúne las historias de cuatro habitantes de Filadelfia y explora sus experiencias únicas como inmigrantes y nuevos residentes. Vea esta comisión recién producida, parte de "New Grit: Art & Philly Now" (2021). #ImmigrantHeritageMonth

"A lot of [my work] was about coming out as a gay man, which I struggled with... In a way, I did the work and I followed the work out. It lead me out." In honor of #PrideMonth learn more about photographer David Lebe and his extraordinarily innovative and moving body of work. #pride

Track the evolution of Sean Scully's signature stripe throughout his long and productive practice in "The Shape of Ideas." #seanscully

This 1700s painting tells the story of the epic-hero Rama driving away a crow demon with the help of a magical arrow. Watch the video to learn why the artist depicts the crow demon seven times in the painting and see the work for yourself in our new installation "Encounters in Exile." "Rama Pursues Kakasura with a Magical Grass-Arrow," around 1775–80, India