Arts

Last night the interactive art installation Open Air opened on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway here in Philadelphia. Internationally known artist, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, created the installation of twenty four ten thousand watt searchlights that sit atop buildings along the park way and react to audio recordings somewhat like a graphical equalizer on a stereo. Anyone can participate by visiting […]

The Friends of Schuylkill Banks hosted the annual“Schuylkill Soiree”fundraiser on Saturday, September 15 along the Schuylkill River Trail. The weather couldn’t have been better, and attendees enjoyed food, drink, and music. Pitruco Pizza baked up a variety of pies from spicy garlic, to radicchio, to the traditional margherita. In addition, The Dapper Dog […]

Le Grand Continental performed Sunday in front of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Here are some segments of the dance performance. I only had one camera and no audio recorder, hence the audio is rough (sorry). My friend and neighbor, Liz Clark, performed in the dance routine. You can see her in […]

If you haven’t seen the Sol Lewitt Garden behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art, check it out before the blooming is over. The garden was designed by Susan Weiler, a landscape architect at Olin, based on the drawings and instructions of Sol Lewitt, an American artist. In this video Susan Weiler speaks about what she […]

This is another uwiwhunu.com video for the“Philly 101”series, which highlights attractions you might wish you knew about in Philadelphia. The series will run for 101 days, hence the name, and will feature a different video each day. This video highlights Marvin Moon, a violist for the Philadelphia Orchestra and one thing he wishes […]

Adeline Abdesaken of the Philadelphia Loews Hotel talks about one thing she wishes more people in Philadelphia knew about.