Dark matter, memory, dragons and butterflies - all can be found this month in the area's museums.
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Results tagged “art”
February Museum Roundup
Arts Agenda
Download some art, then catch exhibits featuring realism, political cartoons, ceramics and more in this week's Arts Agenda.
Arts Agenda
Find an art decathlon, photo negatives and a memorial for a local artist in this week's Arts Agenda.
Arts Agenda
On this week's Arts Agenda: Phillips After 5 goes parisien, and Beauty Pill's Immersive Ideal opens at the Artisphere.
Joseph Marioni and Edgar Degas @ The Phillips Collection
Two master painters at the Phillips are more different than alike.
Lily deSaussure's "Double Dare Ya" @ Transformer
Ex-lovers. Who needs 'em? You won't find any in Lily deSaussure's debut show at Transformer.
Arts Agenda
In this week's arts agenda, learn all about Demark's Greenland, petri dishes, large and small art, and a mess of holiday shopping.
Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro: Are We There Yet? @ Corcoran
Are We There Yet? explores the childhood dreams and real-life heroism that is space travel and a commentary on consumerism.
Arts Agenda
It's a week jam-packed with openings, receptions, talks, films, and art markets, where small is the new big.
Arts Agenda
The week ahead in art, including murals and beer, even more Warhol for those who haven't had their fill, new Christo and Jeanne-Claude works on view at the NGA, and more.
Get Ready for FotoWeekDC
Now entering it's fourth year, FotoWeekDC will kick off this Friday. The annual festival highlights photography as an artistic medium and will showcase numerous collections and exhibitions over the course of the week.
Arts Agenda
Warhol, have your portrait drawn, the Phillips turns 90, new galleries to check out, and more -- all in this week's Arts Agenda.
Arts Agenda
Explorations of complex relationships, elements of steampunk, and the influences of far-away lands invade this week's Arts Agenda.
Arts Agenda
Collective curation, fashion, gastronomy, personal branding, and when you'll need to grab your dancing shoes -- all in this week's Arts Agenda.
Eisenhowers Have Concerns About Gehry Memorial Design
This week, architect Frank Gehry was in town to explain himself.
They Call 'Em Cherry Blossoms, But I've Never Seen 'Em Bloss
Michelle Obama may have stolen most of the headlines last week when she was announced as the honorary chair of next year's bigger, better National Cherry Blossom Festival. But if you ask me, I'm just as excited about the involvement of Peter Max, who was announced the same day as the official artist of the Festival's 2012 Centennial Celebration.
October Museum Roundup
Things that go bump in the night, gross facts, moon rocks and Degas fill this month's museums.
Arts Agenda
Contrasts, existentialism, gastronomy, money saving tips, money spending tips, and a bunch of crafty bastards, all in this week's Arts Agenda.
(e)merge art fair @ Capitol Skyline Hotel
The (e)merge art fair explains that it is the first American event to feature "a virtual art fair originating from a physical fair." But the physicality of the fair is what makes or breaks it, and where (e)merge is most successful is where the artists and galleries make the best use of the Capitol Skyline Hotel.
Arts Agenda
The art buzz this weekend is the opening of the (e)merge art fair, but there are plenty of other options to keep you busy.
Arts Agenda
This weekend officially marks the kick-off of the Fall arts season with more festivals, openings, and events any one person could possibly attend. Consider this a challenge - we double-dog dare you.
Trawick Prize Winners Announced
The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards announced the winners of this year's juried prize last week -- Mia Feuer of Washington was awarded "Best in Show".
September Museum Roundup
This month, area museums commemorate 9/11, showcase Andy Warhol and revel in bioluminescence.
Al Fin! Old Spanish Ambassador's Residence Gets Makeover
For years, it has sat on the corner of 16th and Fuller Streets NW, a mansion whose regal trappings have been hidden under layers of neglect. But now, the residence that was once used as a home and office for the Spanish ambassador is seeing new life.
Photo Booth: Capital Canshare
Obviously, we were excited to learn in May that the always-popular Canstruction exhibit at the National Building Museum would be returning to D.C. That time has come.
Arts Agenda
Spend your holiday weekend seeing tons of art, including six exhibits at the Katzen Arts Center, after hours events, city murals and more.
Arts Agenda
This week's art-related events features retaliatory painting, illusions of grandeur, the Godfather of Go-Go, and moments of self-enlightenment.
Gauguin Attacker Strikes Again, Sent To Psychiatric Facility
Remember the woman who went berzerk on Paul Gauguin's "Two Tahitian Women" inside the National Gallery of Art in April, then claimed that Gauguin was "evil," that the work is "very homosexual," and that she was given instructions by "a radio in [her] head" controlled by "the American CIA" to burn the painting? Yeah, she came back.
D.C. Light Poles Now Boast Unique Environmental Message
Have you noticed light poles around the District now offering an environmentally conscious tilt? That's the idea behind the Urban Forest Project, which has arrived in the District with "a forest of thoughtful images."
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