In case you missed it, yesterday we announced the winners for the DCist Exposed show. There are some talented photographers out there in Flickr-land, so check out their entries and then make sure to stop by the Exposed show on March 7 at Civilian Art Projects.
Dominating D.C. “art” news over the past week was the arrival of Stephen Colbert’s portrait at the National Portrait Gallery. Members of Colbert Nation who swing by the museum should stay long enough to visit Legacy: Spain and the United States in the Age of Independence, 1763-1848 and The Presidency and the Cold War, both of which will be closing next month.
Gallery Openings:
>> The Randall Scott Gallery presents Arrivals and Departures, a new show by Lawrence Gipe. Gipe re-represents archival photographs as oil paintings and drawings in order to divorce the historical images from their original, political contexts. The show focuses on images related to transportation and movement. The opening reception is this Saturday from 6-9 p.m. and the artist will be in attendance. Arrivals and Departures runs through March 1.
>> The first D.C. screening of Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky)’s film, New York is Now is Saturday from 4-6 p.m. at Irvine Contemporary. Miller’s video was selected for the 2007 Venice Biennale and is a response to art’s reflection in a 21st century global culture. To craft his portrait of the city, Miller appropriates work from artists and others ranging from Duke Ellington to Marcel Duchamp to Thomas Edison.
>> Honfleur Gallery holds its One Year Retrospective on Saturday at 7 p.m. The event, which features work by artists from the metro area and doubles as a fundraiser for the not-for-profit art gallery, includes jazz, food and wine (pictured). Proceeds will support local programming and this year’s exhibits. Honfleur is located in Anacostia and promotes arts education in the area. Tickets are $25 and are available through the gallery, by phone 202-536-8994 or email arts@archdc.org.
Walk on Water by Darren Smith, 2007 Image courtesy Honfleur Gallery
