 Frank Gohlke. Grain elevator and lightning flash, Lamesa, Texas, 1975. Gelatin silver print. © 1975 Frank Gohlke. Courtesy the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas |
As we noted last week, most galleries are headed to Miami for the weekend of debauchery art parties known as Art Basel. Though some galleries have shows ongoing, it would be wise to call and make sure they’re open this weekend if you plan to visit. In the meantime, we have plenty to keep us busy, especially as many venues turn into markets for the holiday gift-buying season.
>> The Smithsonian American Art Museum opens a mid-career retrospective of photographer Frank Gohlke on Friday. His large format images often feature the man-made landscape interacting with an uncontrollable Mother Nature. This is the last leg for the exhibit’s national tour. Visit during regular hours, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
>> The Mid City Artists have a lot going on this weekend. Friday, a group of them open a show at Art17 at Coldwell Banker, 1606 17th Street NW, with a reception 6 to 9 p.m., and a Meet the Artist event on Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m. Many of the same artists will also have working hanging at Biagio Fine Chocolate, with a reception Friday, 6:30 to 9 p.m. that will include chocolate and olive oil tastings (not together, we hope), along with wine from First Vine. Lastly, Mid City has their semi-annual Open Studios on Saturday from 12 to 5 p.m. Download a map (PDF) here.
>> As if there hasn’t been enough around town for photography lovers lately, we still highly recommend going to the Smith Farm Healing Arts Gallery tomorrow to hear Director of Photography for National Geographic Magazine, David Griffen, answer questions about what his job is like selecting images and tell us about his top ten favorite photographs. See the NatGeo exhibit while you’re there, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
>> H&F Fine Arts opens two shows with a bit of spacey-ness in them. NASA Master Planner Alan Binstock uses deep space images and built structures to contrast between the tangible and the unknowable. Joan Belmar creates complimentary work; “worlds” created out of multi-media and optical techniques that result in clarity mixed with confusion. Opening Saturday, 5 to 8 p.m.
