Talks
Curator’s Talk: Rising Up
Why do millions of people from around the world visit the Rocky statue by the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art?
Philadelphia Museum of Art from Museums series, 2006-present, Carrie Mae Weems, Digital c-print. © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone, New York, Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, and Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin.
When
Saturday, April 25, 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Where
Perelman Building,
Perelman Auditorium
Guest curator Paul Farber explores the creation, context, and communities that orbit Philadelphia’s iconic Rocky statue. He expounds on the stories behind the landmark Rising Up exhibition and the lives and afterlives of monuments. Farber will be in conversation with Salamishah Tillet, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who contributed to the exhibition publication.
The talk will be followed by a book launch and author signing of the exhibition’s accompanying publication, Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments. Copies will be available for purchase.
Things to Know:
- This is a hybrid program. You can register either for the in-person event or to watch it live via Zoom.
- There will be time for a Q&A at the end of the program.
- The program will be recorded. A link to the recording will be sent to everyone who registers for the virtual component of the program.
- Questions or accommodation requests? Email [email protected].
- In conjunction with the Rising Up exhibition.