Charm Offensive @ Reilly Memorial
Artist Studio, Lower Level of Towne Center Park Towne Place 2200 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA, 19130 Artist Studio, Lower Level of Towne Center Park Towne Place 2200 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA, 19130, Philidelphia, United StatesCharm Offensive forms part of “Radical Americana,” a city-wide series of exhibitions planned for Philadelphia in 2026, marking the Semiquincentennial of the United States and spearheaded by The Clay Studio. In Charm Offensive at Park Towne Place, John Y. Wind presents the ephemera of the art intervention taking place at the William M. Reilly Memorial in April 2026. John brings the Reilly Memorial, a 6-sculpture bronze monument commemorating Revolutionary War heroes, into the 21st century. Wind, himself an immigrant, conducted deep historical research in partnership with the Association for Public Art, then temporarily embellished the statues and pedestals with handcrafted