Posts Tagged ‘Hirshhorn’
Don’t Miss Yves Klein
‘A Different Kind of Blue’
courtesy of ‘LaTur’
Still looking for things to do this holiday weekend? Why not head over to the Hirshhornto check out the uber-successful Yves Klein: With theVoid, Full Powers exhibit. This may be your very last chance to see the work of a creative genius as the exhibit will be closing on September [...]
Black Box Exhibit Ending
“Block B,” (2008). Chris Chong Chan Fui. Image Courtesy of the Hirshhorn Museum.
The Hirshhorn’s exhibit Black Box: Chris Chong Chan Fui is closing on August 1st after a three-month run. As the first Malaysian artist to present work at the Hirshhorn, Chong shows a static work of art that details “night and day dramas unfold [...]
Yves Klein iPhone App
‘tidal meta’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
There is an app for everything these days, so it is no surprise that the Hirshhorn decided to join in all of the fun. The Hirshhorn has launched the mobile application for “Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers” as the “first mobile application offered to the public by a Smithsonian art [...]
We Love Arts: Yves Klein – With The Void, Full Powers
Yves Klein during the filming of “”The Heartbeat of France” at Charles Wilp’s Studio, Dusseldorf, February 20, 1961. Copyright 2010 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Image courtesy Yves Klein Archives. Photo by and copyright Charles Wilp.
“I am the painter of space. I am not an abstract painter but, on the contrary, a [...]
Truck Crashes into Hirshhorn
We’ve gotten word that a delivery truck has crashed into the Hirshhorn. Driver sustained serious injuries, but not life-threatening. Minor damage to the building; the truck broke through flower pot barriers and hit a window at the entrance, shattering it.
Update from DC Fire/EMS Twitter: update – loaded UPS truck crashed into front entrance of Hirshorn [...]
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 and Facebook [...]
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 schematic phase [...]
FilmFest DC
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
FilmFestDC started on April 15th and will continue through the 25th. As one of my favorite DC events, I figured it could be helpful to list a few of the films I am hoping to check out in the remaining week.
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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 that occurs [...]
Artist John Gerrard at Hirshhorn Tonight
‘X Marks the Spot’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
John Gerrard, the environmental photographer and installation artist will be at the Hirshhorn Museum tonight to discuss his latest exhibition. The exhibition consists of large-scale format, digitally manipulated pictures of American landscape that unfold in real-time — allowing patient enthusiasts to experience each “shot” unfold over a 24-hour period.
The [...]
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 canvas [...]
