New Light on the National Mall
The biggest movie in Washington is showing nightly on the continuous, circular wall of the distinctive Hirshhorn Museum, the Doug Aitken installation “SONG 1” that opened Thursday night. There on…
Out There at the Visionary Art Museum
Had my mind blown by the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore last week. It’s a kind of haven for folk art, inspirational works of whimsy and monumental obsessional works…
Into Space at the Corcoran
The Corcoran Gallery of Art is several blocks from the Air & Space Museum. But visiting artists Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro had space in mind when they were asked…
Warhol’s ‘Shadows’
Only a couple of weeks are left in the Warhol stand in Washington. In addition to “Warhol: Headlines” show at the National Gallery, closing Jan. 2, there is an epic…
‘Work of Art’ Pieces On Sale Online
In one of the niftiest commercial tie-ins for a reality show, creations by the contestants on Bravo’s “Work of Art: The Next Artist” have been made available to buyers at…
Patti Smith Exhibits at the Atheneum
As an artist, Patti Smith is nothing if not multi-disciplanary. She began as a poet. She hung around with Robert Mapplethorpe. I read her as a rock critic in magazines…
A Bad Review for Bob Dylan, Artist
It was 50 years ago last month when a New York Times critic gave a big boost to Bob Dylan, effectively kickstarting his music career. But it was quite a…
Warhol’s Headlines
If he hadn’t turned the art world on its head, Andy Warhol would have been pretty good in newspaper layout. He had a clear appreciation for the bold italics of…