Description
In a moment of reckoning and reimagining for monuments, why do millions of people from around the world visit the Rocky statue by the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art?
The exhibition "Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments" will respond to this central question while exploring the creation, context, and communities that orbit around Philadelphia’s iconic Rocky statue. Timed to align with the 50th anniversary of the Rocky film franchise, the exhibition will examine why societies often root for the “underdog,” a figure in our collective imagination.
Organized by guest curator Paul Farber, Director and Co-Founder of Monument Lab and host of the acclaimed podcast The Statue from NPR/WHYY, Rising Up will offer an art history of the Rocky statue, unpacking how this movie prop ultimately turned into a public art piece and site of global pilgrimage. The exhibition will showcase 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, Rising Up takes on the life of monuments by exploring the profound meanings and mythologies of the Rocky statue.
- Museum exclusive
- 100% Shrink Free Garment dye Cotton
- 6.5 oz/yd2 cotton
- 18/1 open end cotton
- Unisex sizing; relaxed fit
- High-ribbed collar
- Not intended for sleepwear
- Machine wash in cold water inside out, without bleach, and tumble dry low; do not iron on decoration.
- Knitted, cut, sewn, and dyed in Los Angeles
