UpcomingGroup Exhibition
Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments
Keith Haring, Rashid Johnson, Andy Warhol, Carrie Mae Weems, Hank Willis Thomas
April 25, 2026 - August 2, 2026
Opening Reception: April 25, 2026
About the Exhibition
Organized by guest curator Paul Farber, Director and Co-Founder of Monument Lab, this exhibition showcases over 150 works by more than 50 artists and artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years in an investigation of the changing role of monuments across time. Blending the worlds of art, sports, and popular culture, the exhibition explores the profound meanings and mythologies of the Rocky statue through the lens of memory, identity, power, and representation in public art.
Curator
Paul Farber
Tags
monumentspublic artmemoryidentitypowerrepresentationsculptureart and culturePhiladelphia historyRocky statue legacy