Posts Tagged ‘corcoran’
Corcoran in 1921 and Today
Historic photoblog Shorpy recently showed this view of the Corcoran as it was in 1921:
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FotoWeek DC Returns This Week
FotoWeek DC by Hoffmann
FotoWeek DC will return to the District this week for a series of exhibits celebrating the art of photography. The festival features over 150 photography-related workshops, lectures and exhibitions, as well as portfolio reviews by a specialized panel at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. It all starts with a launch party scheduled [...]
We Love Parties: Corcoran’s NOW At Night
On October 21st, the Corcoran Gallery of Art opened its doors for the second annual NOW At Night. Organized by the museum’s Contemporaries committee to support emerging and mid-career contemporary artists, many of the most bold-face names of Washington’s art and culture worlds were in attendance.
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NOW at Night Lights Up the Corcoran on Friday
This Friday night, you will want to put on a suit or party dress and head over to the Corcoran Gallery of Art for NOW at Night. Presented by the Corcoran Contemporaries, a group of arts patrons with a particular interest in supporting contemporary art, NOW at Night benefits NOW at the Corcoran, the institution’s [...]
More »We Love Arts: 30 Americans at Corcoran Gallery of Art
At Tuesday night’s preview of 30 Americans, a representative of the Corcoran told the story of how, in 1940, a young, female, African-American artist secretly entered a contest held by the gallery, sending a white friend to drop off the painting because she feared she would not be allowed past the building’s grand front stairs [...]
More »Afternoon Video Delight
I always need an afternoon pick me up. Some days it comes in the form of dark chocolate, but today it is all about this video.
NOW at the Corcoran’s inaugural exhibition presents new work by Spencer Finch. This video gives you a peek into Finch’s magical world of perception and sensation. Some trippy (and fascinating) stuff if you ask [...]
Chuck Close Extended
‘Chuck Close 01′
courtesy of ‘Max Cook’
When a great exhibit is in town, I am always sad to see it go. So finding out that Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration at The Corcoran Gallery of Art has been extended till September 26 makes me all giddy and happy inside.
And if that wasn’t exciting enough, Corcoran’s [...]
Author Stephen Salny on Francis Elkins
‘Lonely Lady’
courtesy of ‘Hoffmann’
Author Stephen Salny will be giving a talk on Tuesday night at the Corcoran (7PM) about his critically-acclaimed book, Francis Elkins: Interior Design (Norton, 2005). Francis Elkins is best known for her avant-garde style, pushing the boundaries of Interior Design for the first half of the 20th century, and ultimately still [...]
Thomas O’Brien at the Corcoran Tonight
‘Corcoran Gallery of Art’
courtesy of ‘dcjasmine’
Tonight at 7 PM, interior designer Thomas O’Brien will be giving a talk at the Corcoran, discussing his new book American Modern (Abrams, 2010), a survey of seven of his most influential projects. O’Brien is the founder and President of Aero Studios, one of America’s most influential design firms, and [...]
We Love Arts: Helios, Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge, Horses. Running. Phryne L. Plate 40, 1879, from The Attitudes of Animals in Motion, 1881. Albumen silver print. Image courtesy of the Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon 2006.131.7.
Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change at the Corcoran is the world’s first, comprehensive study of the [...]
Eco Chic: Night of Stars and Rising Stars
‘Eco Chic Star Award’
courtesy of ‘oparrish’
Last night at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the stars aligned. Bringing together pioneers of the environmental movement in fashion, art, beauty, architecture, and interior design to celebrate the event, “Eco Chic: Night of Stars and Rising Stars”. The occasion, held on the eve of the 40th anniversary of Earth [...]
Free Fun at the Corcoran
‘Corcoran Gallery of Art’
courtesy of ‘dcjasmine’
This just in…
This Sunday the Corcoran is open to the public, FREE of charge.
And as if this couldn’t get much better, it does. Starting Memorial Day and lasting all summer, the Corcoran will be having FREE Summer Saturdays. Join the Corcoran for gallery tours, workshops, and performances galore all for [...]
Special Tour of “Oil”
I’ve been hearing great things about the Edward Burtynsky exhibit “Oil,” which features large, intriguing, beautiful photographs related to oil — how we take it out of the ground, what we make with it, and the effects it has the world over.
Tonight offers a chance to see it up close and personal. CarbonfreeDC is hosting [...]
Edward Burtynsky: Oil
Thankfully for those of us in D.C. who love art, especially those with a particular fondness for photography, we have Paul Roth and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Over the past couple of years they’ve had an amazing lineup of photography exhibits, showcasing a dream team of photographers including Annie Leibovitz, Richard Avedon, Ansel Adams, [...]
More »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 his subject [...]
Naturally Fashionable
‘Dress of Leaves’
courtesy of ‘la fattina’
The Corcoran’s lecture series, Considering the Environment in Art and Design, kicks off tonight with “Naturally Fashionable.” Summer Rayne Oakes (what a name!) is a model, environmental scholar, and activist who will be there to talk about her book Style, Naturally and highlight eco-friendly designers and brands.
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