Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Colorful Character: Discover Blinky Palermo at the Hirshhorn
It's easy to be dismissive of minimalist artworks. Paintings of straight lines and geometric shapes can certainly frustrate viewers who prefer the aesthetics of more representational pieces. I heard the usual cynical comments while perusing the new exhibition, Blinky Palermo: Retrospective 1964-19...
March 08, 2011 |
By Jamie Simon
It's March Already? Celebrate With Lions and Lambs at the Smithsonian
Last week, the ATM blog team started a new weekly feature called, “The List,” where we provide you with, you guessed it, a short thematic list of really cool things to check out around the Smithsonian. If the missed the first one, check it out here.So, in the spirit of change, let's talk about this...
March 02, 2011 |
By Arcynta Ali Childs
An Award for the Yet-to-Be-Built Hirshhorn Bubble
It's awards season, and, as such, it's only fitting that one of the Smithsonian museum's most innovative construction projects gets recognized. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has been honored by Architect, the magazine of the American Institute of Architects, for its seasonal expansion p...
February 28, 2011 |
By Arcynta Ali Childs
Weekend Events: Open Mic Night, Weaving Workshops and a Celebration of Black History Month
Friday, February 4: Teenagers are Taking Over the HirshhornIf you're someone aged 12-21 and have a creative streak, come on out to the National Mall where the Hirshhorn is hosting an open mic night. Music, dance, comedy—the sky's the limit as long as you keep it PG, keep it fun and bring your own e...
February 04, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Another Candle on Cindy Sherman's Cake
Contemporary conceptual photographer Cindy Sherman (b. 1954) turns 57 today, so make sure you wish her a very happy birthday should you pass her by. Born in New Jersey and schooled at SUNY-Buffalo, with her edgy portraiture and ever-updating style, Sherman creates images that are among the most val...
January 19, 2011 |
By Jeff Campagna
Events: Gullah Culture, Sci-Fi Film, Gallery Talks and More
Monday, January 10Book Signing: Mike Brown: Astronomer Mike Brown, the man who demoted Pluto from a planet to a dwarf planet, signs copies of his book How I Killed Pluto. Free. Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center, 2:00-4:00 PMTuesday, January 11The Sierra Leone—Gullah Link, Part 1: Moderate...
January 10, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: Gallery Talks, Joseph Cornell and a Spot of Tea
Friday, January 7Friday Gallery Talk: Clarke Bedford: Come on out to the Hirshhorn where conservator Clarke Bedford will talk about "ColorForms," an exhibition that explores the way artists employ color and abstract forms. Free. Hirshhorn, 12:30 PM.Saturday, January 8Portrait Story Days: Joseph Cor...
January 07, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Nothing Is Hands-Free in the Hirshhorn's New Black Box
Scale modelers of the world, unite! In the Hirshhorn’s new short film exhibit that opened yesterday, Black Box: Hans Op de Beeck, anonymous hands moving with a fluid, mime-like grace create stark, uninhabited set designs, in miniature. A lit city street, a theater stage and a barren forest-scape ar...
December 07, 2010 |
By Jeff Campagna
Getting Directions at the Hirshhorn
As humans, we are curiously fascinated by destruction–the destruction of reputations, of ideas and especially of things. That fascination is turned into conceptual art by the two featured artists of the Hirshhorn's new exhibit, Directions: Cyprien Gaillard and Mario Garcia Torres.French multimedia...
December 02, 2010 |
By Jeff Campagna
Events: Japanese Rock and Roll, Latin American Poetry, Pop Up Books and More
Monday, November 29: IMAXBaby, it's cold outside—so come on in and enjoy an IMAX movie. Theaters are located in the Natural History Museum, the Air and Space Museum and the Udvar-Hazy Center. In addition to short films—like “Dinosaurs” and “Legends of Flight”—catch a screening of the full-length fe...
November 29, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Wednesday Roundup: Caterpillars, Videos, iPad Apps and More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T69tXic7pxQ&feature=player_embeddedTime for Butterflies: As the first chill of fall sweeps the National Mall, folks at the Smithsonian Gardens are thinking about how best to take advantage of the seasonal change. As it turns out, fall is a great time to plan for t...
November 03, 2010 |
By Jess Righthand
Events: Day of the Dead, National Zoo Photo Club, an Andy Warhol Superstar and More
Monday, November 1: Smithsonian Dia de los Muertos Festival: A Second Life Experience!To celebrate the Day of the Dead, the Smithsonian Latino Center presents a Dia de los Muertos 3D online experience illustrating Latino customs and beliefs dating from ancient Mesoamerica to those practiced today. ...
November 01, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Costume Ideas From the Smithsonian Collections
Halloween is two days away—costume parties perhaps even sooner—and if you are anything like me, you are probably Googling "easy costume ideas" right about now. Well, look no further. Here, Smithsonian.com's Around The Mall team brings you ten clever (if we do say so ourselves!) costume ideas inspir...
October 29, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
Weekend Events: Hirshhorn After Hours, Day of the Dead
Friday, October 29: Hirshhorn After HoursCome enjoy DC’s premiere contemporary art event, Hirshhorn After Hours, which will feature gallery talks, special performances and music spun by DJ Matt Bailer and DJ Robert Bozick. Tickets are required and may be purchased online or at Smithsonian IMAX thea...
October 29, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Events: Hirshhorn After Hours, Volcanoes, the Sounds of Swing and More
Tuesday, October 26: Don't Call Me Geechie!Ricardo Williams, born and raised in the Gullah region of South Carolina, remembers a special life that retained many aspects of traditional African culture. His illustrated discussion includes the meaning behind the word “Geechie.” Free. For reservations ...
October 25, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Space Out at the Hirshhorn's Friday Night "After Hours" Party With Semiconductor
Kick off your Halloween weekend the right way: the After Hours way. This Friday night at the Hirshhorn, Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt, the multi-media artist duo known as Semiconductor, will be screening three of their experimental films. They’re trippy, spacey, and free-flowing cinema. Which makes ...
October 21, 2010 |
By Jeff Campagna
Remembering Grandma Moses
Widowed farmer's wife Anna Mary Robertson Moses didn't take up oil painting as a hobby until she was 75—and it was a while before the talents of this Eagle Bridge, NY, native were acknowledged. She initially tried selling her paintings in local drugstores and at fairs, but public response was hardl...
September 07, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Hurry In! Exhibitions Closing in September
Don't miss out on these world-class exhibits, closing soon at the Smithsonian museums:Closing 9/06 - "Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2009," National Portrait GalleryThe National Portrait Gallery presents 49 of the finalists' works that were selected from the second triennial Outwin Boocheve...
September 02, 2010 |
By Jamie Simon
Drowning McDonalds in the Hirshhorn
Like Snakes on a Plane, the aptly-titled experimental short film Flooded McDonald’s (2009) delivers exactly what it promises. The three-man Danish art collective Superflex creates a fast food junkie Atlantis, complete with drowned Big Macs, drifting french fries and unhappy meals. Flooded McDonald’...
August 11, 2010 |
By Jeff Campagna
Remembering Vincent van Gogh at the Hirshhorn and Cooper-Hewitt
His thick, impasto brush strokes—the likes of which got him kicked out of art class—and brilliant colors are part of Vincent van Gogh's signature style. Perhaps equally famous to his groundbreaking artworks is the artist's lifelong struggle with inner demons that led to erratic displays of self-des...
July 29, 2010 |
By Jesse Rhodes
