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The artist’s looming installation recalls the volcanic fairy chimneys of Turkey’s Cappadocia region
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Maya Lin Used 54,000 Marbles to Model the Chesapeake Bay
The artist’s highly imaginative waterway was created using satellite imagery from NASA
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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
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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
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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
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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
Read everything you need to know about the National Historic Landmark building as it reopens after a $30 million renovation
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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
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With its colorful history and a touch of whimsy, the Renwick is a singular experience
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A new show at the Renwick Gallery features a rare repository of textile history
No Two of a Kind In This Show of Cards
A group of talented art quilters reveal their hands in a stacked deck of unique ‘cards’ soon to be exhibited at the Renwick Gallery
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