The
Barnes’
Final
Days
Catch the Barnes
Collection in its
original location
before it moves to
Center City
Albert C. Barnes, the inventor of Argyrol, an
antiseptic widely used before the introduction of antibiotics, used his fortune to fuel his
passions for art collecting and art education.
Around 1910, he began to collect the 8,000
works of art—including Renoirs, Monets,
Matisses, devotional folk-art paintings, hand-forged iron decorations and tribal African
masks—that fill his Beaux-Arts-style villa in
a suburb of Philadelphia. Barnes famously
curated these “wall ensembles” by selecting objects and paintings that shared a single
quality or a particular set of qualities. The
walls of the manse are crammed floor to ceiling, and nothing is hung according to period
or chronology.
Fairmount
Roberto
Capucci: Art
into Fashion
Through June 5
ave
Date
The first major U.S.
survey of the work of
Roberto Capucci, one of
the founders of modern
Italian fashion in the
early 1950s. Philadelphia
Museum of Art. 215-763-
8100; philamuseum.org
Center City
Vigil
May 19–June 12
Lantern Theater Com-
pany presents a dark
comedy about a middle-
aged curmudgeon who’s
tending to his rich
and dying aunt—who
doesn’t seem to be dying
anytime soon. St. Ste-
phen’s Theater. 215-829-
0395; lanterntheater.org
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Philadelphia
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It’s still possible to see these notorious
juxtapositions at their original site, through
June, when the museum will close to prepare
for its controversial move downtown. (The
new museum is expected to open in about
a year.) Part of the place’s allure has always
been Barnes’ instructions, detailed in his will,
to limit public admission to the collection to
two days per week to preserve the foundation’s integrity as an educational institution.
In the final months, the foundation will offer
expanded hours Thursday through Sunday,
9: 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advance tickets required.
610-667-0290; barnesfoundation.org.
Unidentified artist
Inagaki, Face mask (mblo)
Baule peoples; Côte d'Ivoire
Late 19th–early 20th century
Wood, 13 x 7 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 33 X 18. 4 X 9. 8 Cm)
A141, the Barnes Foundation
in 2004 megan brew-
ster and erin waxman,
two tyler school of
art grads, decided to
hold a festival that
was an extension of
their shop, art star, a
gallery and boutique
known for carrying
crafty designs by
independent artists.
the first art star Craft
bazaar comprised 20
vendors crammed
Buy Local, Buy
Handmade
into the First unitarian
Church, a downtown
venue known for
hosting indie rock
shows. seven years
later, the asCb, as it’s
known to insiders, has
grown into a much-anticipated two-day
event featuring up to
160 vendors, including knitters, stationers, glass blowers,
tibetan flag makers,
felters, moustache-on-a-stick sellers and
ceramicists. a little
more than half the
artists who spread
their wares out over
Penn’s Landing are
from Philadelphia and
its suburbs; 40 percent come from out of
state. Live music from
local bands provides a
soundtrack to the fun
of discovering young
talent. may 14–15. art
starcraftbazaar.com.
northern Liberties/
Fishtown
Art for the
Cash-Poor
June 11–12
This annual art sale and
party raises money for
InLiquid, a nonprofit
dedicated to increas-
ing exposure for local
artists. Nothing is over
$199, and much of the
art is priced under $100.
Crane Arts Building. 215-
893-9456; inliquid.com
Penn’s Landing
Pride Day
June 12
Starting at noon, the
23rd annual LGB T
parade wends its way
through Philly’s “
Gay-borhood” toward a festival at the Delaware River
waterfront with live
entertainment, food,
drinks, vendors and
plenty of pride. 215-875-
9288; phillypride.org
rittenhouse
Bloomsday
June 16
Every year the Rosenbach, home of James
Joyce’s original manuscript for Ulysses, hosts a
marathon reading of the
classic. The Rosenbach
Museum and Library.
215-732-1600;
rosenbach.org
