Sky Above Clouds III/Above the Clouds III, 1963. Oil on canvas, 48 x 84 in. Private collection (CR 1479). © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New YorkIf we get another snowstorm this weekend, please check with each venue before you go; galleries will often reschedule an opening if the snow accumulates.
>> The Phillips Collection opens Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstraction, an exhibit featuring over 100 of her paintings, early charcoal drawings and water colors, as well as photographs of O’Keefe by Alfred Stieglitz. We’ll have more on this exhibit for you, so stay tuned. Opens Saturday, $12.
Also at the Phillips this week is their first Thursday event, Phillips After 5 with some Art and Romance for a little pre-Valentine’s celebration. Hear the love story of Duncan and Marjorie Phillips during gallery talks at 6 and 7 p.m.; dance to music by DJ Adrian Loving, accompanied by a violinist and a poet in the Music Room, and enjoy champagne and romance-inducing deserts. 5 to 8:30 p.m., donation-only at the door, cash bar.
>> Popular local artists and couple Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow are inviting the public to their new exhibit opening Friday at Long View Gallery, featuring new paintings in Til Death Do Us Part and — no kidding — their wedding. The artists reception starts at 6:30 p.m. with the nuptials to begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. Free (no gifts please).
>> The Fridge opens Empty Time on Saturday, featuring a few of our favorite D.C. artists like Al Minor, Kate MacDonnell, and Victoria F. Gaitan, along with a handful of other artists around the country. Curated by another D.C. artist, Trevor Young. 8 to 11 p.m.
>> If you’re like our poor Martin Austermuhle and keep tuning into The Real World D.C. every week, you may have noticed all the art in the castmembers’ house. The works were provided by Gallery Plan B, which will showcase 30 of the pieces in As Seen On TV, a two-day-only exhibit this weekend. Reception Saturday, 6 to 9 p.m.
