Memory — Reflections — Rx/Museum

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

All in Memory

Rx 40 / The Casual Passerby

May 2

May 2 Rx 40 / The Casual Passerby

Identity, Memory, Philadelphia, Power, Transformation

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 29 / Still Life

Feb 7

Feb 7 Rx 29 / Still Life

Memory, Quotidian, Transformation, Vanitas

Rx 22 / Slant of Light

Dec 20

Dec 20 Rx 22 / Slant of Light

Grief, Loneliness, Medical gaze, Memory, Quotidian

Rx 21 / Last Sickness

Dec 13

Dec 13 Rx 21 / Last Sickness

Ageism, Quotidian, Medical gaze, Memory

A tender dynamic.

Rx 17 / Young Woman Writing

Nov 15

Nov 15 Rx 17 / Young Woman Writing

Memory, Narrative, Quotidian, Meditation

The interior of a person.

Rx 16 / Evaporating Borders

Nov 8

Nov 8 Rx 16 / Evaporating Borders

Culturally-conscious care, Global health, Health determinants, Inequity, Memory

A stateless population.

Rx 15 / Rachel Weeping

Nov 1

Nov 1 Rx 15 / Rachel Weeping

Ars moriendi, Memory, Philadelphia, Grief, Iconography

A moment of mourning.

Rx 12 / Strange Fruit

Oct 11

Oct 11 Rx 12 / Strange Fruit

Inequity, Public health, Vanitas, Memory, Absurdity

A strange and bitter crop.

Rx 49 / Yellow Book

Jun 28

Jun 28 Rx 49 / Yellow Book

Absurdity, Community, Hopelessness, Memory

Rx 48 / C-ration

Jun 21

Jun 21 Rx 48 / C-ration

Race, Memory, Inequity, Narrative, Personhood