What's on in Philadelphia
Paint Torch by Claes Oldenburg, a 51-foot paintbrush sculpture on Lenfest Plaza at PAFA

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · Center City

Claes Oldenburg: Paint Torch

Now showingFrom 1 August 2011·Free

Oldenburg's 51-foot paintbrush tilts at 60 degrees over Lenfest Plaza, an illuminated glob of paint pooled at its base. Installed in 2011 and free to see from the street.

Exhibition website

Also at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

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A quilt from Jesse Krimes's Elegy Quilts series at The Fabric Workshop and Museum

Jesse Krimes: Elegy Quilts

The Fabric Workshop and Museum

Installation view of You Stretched Diagonally Across It: Contemporary Tapestry at The Fabric Workshop and Museum

You Stretched Diagonally Across It: Contemporary Tapestry

The Fabric Workshop and Museum

Botany of Nations exhibition graphic, Academy of Natural Sciences

Botany of Nations

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

All exhibitions in Philadelphia this month Coming up in November

Nearby

The Fabric Workshop and Museum building on Arch Street, Philadelphia

The Fabric Workshop and Museum

DesignFree4 min walk
Exterior of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Children8 min walk
The Vox Populi galleries on the third floor of 319 North 11th Street, Philadelphia

Vox Populi

ArtFree9 min walk
The neoclassical facade of The Franklin Institute on North 20th Street, Philadelphia

The Franklin Institute

Children11 min walk

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