Reflections — Rx/Museum

A CURATED SERIES OF 52 ARTWORKS AND ESSAYISTIC REFLECTIONS THAT EMBODY THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN MUSEUMS AND MEDICINE.

Rx 42 / Morning Ritual

May 16

May 16 Rx 42 / Morning Ritual

Agency, Ars moriendi, Meditation, Relationships

Rx 41 / The Masque

May 9

May 9 Rx 41 / The Masque

Class, Inequity, Suffering, Allegory

Rx 40 / The Casual Passerby

May 2

May 2 Rx 40 / The Casual Passerby

Identity, Memory, Philadelphia, Power, Transformation

Rx 39 / The Annunciation

Apr 18

Apr 18 Rx 39 / The Annunciation

Iconography, Fulfillment, Devotion, Philadelphia

Rx 38 / Woman in Blue

Apr 11

Apr 11 Rx 38 / Woman in Blue

Transformation, Uncertainty, Suffering, Grief

Rx 37 / Fairytale

Apr 4

Apr 4 Rx 37 / Fairytale

Dis-belonging, Fulfillment, Identity, Narrative, Race

Rx 36 / Notation

Mar 28

Mar 28 Rx 36 / Notation

Memory, Empiricism, Complexity, Transformation

Rx 35 / The Postman

Mar 21

Mar 21 Rx 35 / The Postman

Dis-belonging, Relationships, Transformation, Memory, Identity

Rx 34 / The First Time

Mar 14

Mar 14 Rx 34 / The First Time

Community, Identity, Memory, Philadelphia, Inequity

Rx 33 / The Sleep of Reason

Mar 7

Mar 7 Rx 33 / The Sleep of Reason

Absurdity, Allegory, Empiricism, Hopelessness, Uncertainty

Rx 32 / Water Urn

Feb 28

Feb 28 Rx 32 / Water Urn

Quotidian, Gender, Essential workers, Medical gaze

Rx 31 / Turn On

Feb 21

Feb 21 Rx 31 / Turn On

Community, Economy, Inequity, Identity, Quotidian

Rx 30 / Morphinomaniac

Feb 14

Feb 14 Rx 30 / Morphinomaniac

Addiction, Class, Consumption, Public health, Gender

Rx 29 / Still Life

Feb 7

Feb 7 Rx 29 / Still Life

Memory, Quotidian, Transformation, Vanitas

Rx 28 / Love Letter

Jan 31

Jan 31 Rx 28 / Love Letter

Community, Identity, Philadelphia, Transformation, Agency

Rx 27 / Spastic Walking

Jan 24

Jan 24 Rx 27 / Spastic Walking

Disability, Iconography, Individualism, Philadelphia, Consumption

This genius of flaw.

Rx 26 / Room 14

Jan 17

Jan 17 Rx 26 / Room 14

Education, Inclusivity, Philadelphia, Relationships, Complexity

A series of relationships.

Rx 25 / Righteous Dopefiend

Jan 10

Jan 10 Rx 25 / Righteous Dopefiend

Power, Inequity, Suffering, Addiction, Community, Economy

Rx 24 / The Pink and Blue Project

Jan 3

Jan 3 Rx 24 / The Pink and Blue Project

Inequity, Identity, Gender, Class, Consumption

The accumulation of things.

Rx 23 / The Riffian

Dec 27

Dec 27 Rx 23 / The Riffian

Power, Iconography, Standardization, Implicit bias, Race

The authenticity of representation.