Welcome back to Philly Midbrow's weekly round-up. Check out Izzy True's latest comic on finding beauty in an apocalyptic world before looking below for more links to stories about Philly arts and culture. This week's theme: Chasing truth through the pollution.
Music: Big tech may be a big threat to humanity, but the story of boy band Panchiko's return to the stage highlights the connective power of internet culture. Read here about how 4chan gave the late 90s group a second chance at making music.
Visual art: The Locks’ Gallery exhibit on Warren Rohrer, a mid-20th century landscape artist who came from a family of Mennonite farmers in Lancaster, made us wonder where we should look for truth and beauty when the earth beneath our feet is dying. Over at the Barnes’ Museum, Mickalene Thomas’ monumental portraits of Black muses offers an answer: Self-love is a renewable resource.
Theater: Arden Theatre’s production of Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel takes us back in time to New York City in 1905 — and gives us perspective on the root falsities of the American dream while pointing to the room around societal illusions where real love is fostered.
