This Tilting, Twirling Artwork, Sculpted Entirely of Sticks, Is Having a Shindig
Stick man Patrick Dougherty’s sculptures evoke a playful urge to crawl inside
What Do One Million Index Cards, Stacked Atop Each Other, Look Like? Artist Tara Donovan Does It Again
The artist’s looming installation recalls the volcanic fairy chimneys of Turkey’s Cappadocia region
Maya Lin Used 54,000 Marbles to Model the Chesapeake Bay
The artist’s highly imaginative waterway was created using satellite imagery from NASA
How Thousands of Dead Bugs Become a Mesmerizing Work of Extraordinary Beauty
With much love for the insect world, artist Jennifer Angus crafts an installation made entirely out of beetles, cicadas, katydids and weevils
The Renwick’s New Lighting Saves Energy, Money, Art, and Your Eyes, All at the Same Time
There’s way more to it than just screwing in the bulb and the museum’s chief lighting designer is turning it into an artform
The Renwick’s Curator-in-Charge On What It Means to Open Ourselves to Wonder
Before the renovation, Nicholas Bell asked nine artists to tour the building and think deeply about public spaces dedicated to art
The Renwick: Finally The Gem It Was Meant to Be
When the newly renovated museum reopens this month, one of Washington D.C.’s most storied buildings will be elegantly reborn
A Major Retrospective of Photographer Irving Penn Includes Previously Unseen Works
At the Smithsonian American Art Museum, view works from the master photographer’s 70-year career
This Stunning Contemporary Art Captures Terror, Wonder and Wit in the Anthropocene
Smithsonian art historian Joanna Marsh selects nine works that tell stories about life in the age of humans
This Interactive Installation Rains a Poem Down on Viewers
Artists Camille Utterback and Romy Achituv wrote the software that drives an artwork, in which onlookers catch letters falling on a large screen
How Irving Penn Turned Fashion Photography Into a Fine Art
A new show at the Smithsonian American Art Museum looks back at a photo giant who blurred the lines
The Scandalous Story Behind the Provocative 19th-Century Sculpture “Greek Slave”
Artist Hiram Powers earned fame and fortune for his beguiling sculpture, but how he crafted it might have proved even more shocking
This Is How You Live Paint an Event
Artist Jeremy Sutton painted on his iPad while musicians performed and visitors played virtual reality games at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Meet the Iconic Japanese-American Artist Whose Work Hasn’t Been Exhibited in Decades
A reexamination of the inventive artist, who blended American and Japanese traditions, brings rarely seen works from around the world to the Smithsonian
In this Exhibition You Can Play with the Artworks, Or Even Be the Art
A dizzying array of wildly unorthodox works from video games to computer codes makes up this summer’s blockbuster “Watch This!” show
Journey to Mingering Mike’s Magical, Musical World
A new exhibition features the playful LP album covers of a man who built a make-believe musical empire filled with genius and joy
This Stained Glass Window, New to the American Art Museum, Is Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen Before
Artist Judith Schaechter is pushing the boundaries of her craft, adding her own twist to age-old techniques
Innovation Handi-Hour Gives Creative Types the Chance to Dive-in Hands First
These artists blur boundaries between craft and manufacturing, using lasers, computers and 3D printers
New Works by Nam June Paik Are Discovered at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
While inventorying the massive archival materials left by the artist, a researcher comes across forgotten works of art
The Evolving Face of Santa, As Seen in the Smithsonian’s Vast Collections
A look into Smithsonian’s vast archives reveals that Father Christmas tends to get a makeover with every generation that embraces him
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