Posts Tagged ‘art’

Gods of Angkor

‘Mysterious Sackler Stairway’ courtesy of ‘andertho’ The Sackler Gallery is gearing up to open a new exhibition called Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia on May 15th.  The exhibit will be featuring 36-plus examples of bronze castings, ranging from the prehistoric period all the through the post-Angkorian period (which, if you [...]

Art and Social Media

‘Hirshhorn After Hours #15′ courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ In a few weeks the Hirshhorn will be opening “Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers”. In anticipation of the exhibit, Yves Klein will be taking over all of the Hirshhorn’s social media outlets.  Quotes by Klein (1928-1962) will be posted daily to Twitter [...]

Georgia O’Keeffe, Extended Hours

‘Phillips Collection Staircase’ courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’ The Phillips Collection just announced that the museum will be extending its hours for the final two-weeks of the Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstraction exhibition.  I had the chance to check out the exhibit a few months ago and it definitely was a real treat. Now you really don’t have [...]

Asia After Dark

‘Sackler Stairway’ courtesy of ‘andertho’ If you thought that our post on the Hirshhorn After Hours was interesting, then perhaps this event may find you well.  On Thursday night, the Freer and Sackler Galleries will be hosting a similar event called Asia After Dark, Tibetan Twilight.  You can enjoy music via DJ Chris Linux or [...]

Peter Max in DC

‘Peter Max’ courtesy of ‘brew ha ha’ Pop Icon Peter Max will be in DC this weekend.  Making two appearances at the Wentworth Galleries tomorrow, April 24th. Max is known for his bold colors and ‘psychedelic’ imagery of american culture. This weekend’s show will feature 100-plus pieces of art – ranging from his well known [...]

A Hirshhorn Museum Facelift

‘Hirshhorn Museum Shop’ courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’ The Hirshhorn is set to get a bit of an update in the form of a new, ultra-contemporary bookstore.  Rumor has it that Museum Director, Richard Koshalek has called upon artist Doug Aitken to work on the preliminary design of the permanent installation.  Although the project remains in the [...]

We Love Arts: Art After Hours 4/9

‘Hirshhorn After Hours #57′ courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ The Hirshhorn Museum rocks.  I keep trying to think of a better description for the place, cause as writer – that is my job; however, no other term seems more fitting or more appropriate as a means to express my resulting state of euphoria [...]

Artist Anne Marchand’s Luminous

‘Walkthrough Art’ courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’ The Crystal City BID’s ARTFUL Program, which hopes to share with people the influence that art can have over public spaces, is currently exhibiting Lumnious by Washington, DC -based artist Anne Marchand.  Marchand’s Luminous exhibition features eight large, mixed media canvases inspired by a combination of mystical poetry and [...]

We Love Arts: Josef Albers

Josef Albers, “Homage to the Square: Glow,” (1966). From the Hirshhorn’s collection. “We must teach each other… education is not first giving answers but giving questions.”  – Josef Albers Abstract art is void of narrative.  The composition often speaks only through the viewers mind.  A type of understanding through speculation, providing the sort of simple [...]

Blossom! A Design Challenge

’09-3-31 – Cherry Blossoms – Pink and Yellow’ courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’ Who doesn’t love a good design challenge? Especially one that has to do with the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The Festival is seeking amateur designers from the metro-DC area to showcase their creativity through the design of an original graphic creation using the blossom [...]

We Love Arts: Drawing Toward Home

Bowen House, Woodstock, Connecticut, c. 1846.  Joseph C. Wells, architect.  Courtesy Historic New England. “A major component of the American pursuit of happiness has long been a home of one’s own (the automobile is a distant second: the one a castle, the other a chariot).”   – James F. O’Gorman, lead curator for Drawing Toward [...]

We Love Arts: Georgia O’Keeffe Abstraction

Black Door with Red, 1954.  Oil on Canvas, 48 x 48 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia.  Bequest of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 89.63 (CR1271). Copyright, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. “Objective painting is not good painting unless it is good in the abstract sense.” – Georgia O’Keeffe, 1976 When discussing [...]

Why I Love DC: Samantha

‘(heart) D.C.’ courtesy of ‘rockcreek’ I can’t tell you why I picked DC.  People ask me this question all the time when they first meet me and I just don’t have a ‘real’ answer.  Was it because of the political scene? Nope, I was about to enter a Masters program for Interior Design.  Was it [...]

Activation 2719: Support Local Artists

‘What’s that say?’ courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’ If you are someone who can’t fathom staying indoors just because of a ‘little’ snow, then perhaps adventuring over to the pop-up gallery called Activation 2719 might just be your perfect excuse to break-out. Activation 2719 is presented by Ready Set DC and No Kings Collective, a DC artist [...]

RWDC Art!

‘MTV’s “Real World” House in DC for 2010′ courtesy of ‘dbking’ Are you an art collector searching for a few “as seen on realty TV” pieces? Do you love MTV’s sense of interior design so much that you wish to emulate it in your own home? Well, you’re in luck, because Gallery Plan B is [...]

DC Seeks Vision for Dupont Underground

Old Entrance by M.V. Jantzen Decades after the trolley system was shut down at Dupont Circle, the city is still looking for a viable use for the abandoned underground space.  The last attempt was a food court, creatively named “Dupont Down Under”, however it failed miserably and was only open for a year.  In 2007 [...]

The Strange Comfort of Brian Jungen

Opening today at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is a new exhibition that will run through August 8, 2010. Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort is a major exhibit showcasing the critically acclaimed works of the Canadian-based artist and is his first exhibition organized by a Native American museum. Jungen’s work has been [...]

River Art: Water, Wings and Wildflowers

River lovers, here’s some art you might like — soft, colorful images of the Potomac River, C & O Canal, and other local spots by Yolanda Frederikse. They say her secret is painting in plein air, sitting quietly and looking closely, to capture the delicacy of wildflowers or to spot birds and other wildlife along [...]

The Magic of the Single-Shot Photographer

‘Personal Vision’ courtesy of ’1Sock’ I read an article in Express yesterday that I haven’t been able to get out of my head. It was about color photographer William Eggleston, whose work is displayed at the Corcoran right now. The part that was amazing to me is his technique: he doesn’t take multiple frames of [...]

Artomatic 2009 Opens!