Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
This Artist Deconstructed His Love and Fascination for <i>Calvin and Hobbes</i>
Tony Lewis finds a new way of writing poetry, through artistry, and his assemblage of cut-up dialog balloons from Bill Watterson’s much-loved comic strip
Are You Buying What These Artists Are Selling?
The absurdity of American commercialism is laid bare in the Hirshhorn’s latest exhibition
A Powerful, Three-Story Video Installation Will Transform the Hirshhorn
The giant projection by Polish artist Krzysztof Wodiczko returns to the museum for the first time in 30 years
Hirshhorn's Redesigned Lobby Sheds New Light on a Classic Washington D.C. Building
The Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto, known for his pensive images, is taking on the role of architect and designer
January Happenings At the Smithsonian
Blow away winter blues with our recommended list of film, lectures, concerts and more
Mark Bradford’s Paintings Scratch at the Surface of a Conflicted America
The Hirshhorn Museum hosts the artist’s first solo show in Washington
Why Making a Portrait of a Black Woman Was a Form of Protest
For Emma Amos, an African-American artist working in the 1970s, the personal was often political
What a Pair of Empty Blackboards Can Teach Us About Art and Social Change
Can art alter the course of history? Should artists even try? Joseph Beuys said yes and yes
The Summer of Yoko Ono Ends with Shrieks and Screams
A concert, a broken vase and unfettered adoration for the avant-guard artist marks the Hirshhorn’s finale to its appreciation
This Former Soviet Art Duo Crafts Worlds of Whimsy and Delight
Miniature models, the wellspring of the celebrated large installations of Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, are at the Hirshhorn
Why the Artist Ragnar Kjartansson Asked his Mother to Spit On Him
The Icelandic performance piece <em>Me and My Mother</em> is latest Hirshhorn acquisition
From Egyptian Cats to Crime Scenes, Here's a Preview of the Smithsonian's Upcoming Shows
Gallery-goers in D.C. and NYC are in for a mental workout with shows that deliver on everything from the experimental to the traditional
Why the Works of Visionary Artist Jacob Lawrence Still Resonate a Century After His Birth
His vibrant and bold paintings tell stories of liberation, resistance and resilience
Ai Weiwei Depicts the Brutality of Authoritarianism in an Unusual Medium–Legos
The renowned Chinese Artist finally gets to see his work about political prisoners at the Hirshhorn
The Hirshhorn Transforms Into a One-Day Soundscape
For one day, the museum will add an interactive soundscape to the works of visual art on display
Muralist Nicolas Party Samples Great Artists of the Past Like a Visual DJ
The Hirshhorn's installation, inspired by Barack Obama’s “sun will rise” promise of continuity, highlights fantasy landscapes, beauty of nature
The Long and Winding Road of Yoko Ono’s Art
A Hirshhorn exhibition of four works opens the same week Ono is credited, 46 years later, as a co-writer of the chart-topping ballad “Imagine.”
It Takes Two Museums to Cover the Work of this Prolific German Neo-Expressionist
Europe’s celebrated Markus Lüpertz has a huge appetite for creativity. He's also a poet, writer, set designer and jazz pianist
Follow the Polka Dots to Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Rooms That Are Breaking Museum Records
"Polka dots are a way to infinity," says Japan's most successful artist, now at the Hirshhorn
Why Orchids Belong in an Art Museum
Washington's much-anticipated annual flower show moves to the Hirshhorn for the flora that loves to perform
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