Image courtesy of Flashpoint Gallery>> This week Transformer hosts visiting Japanese artists from the Tokyo-based DANDANS artist collective for 2:46 and thereafter – an exhibition of new works created in response to the devastating earthquake and resulting tsunamis that struck the northeast coast of Japan at 2:46 PM on March 11, 2011. Attend the Framework Panel at 4:30 p.m., then the opening reception at 6 p.m., Thursday.
>> Have you ever thought of making your dreams a reality? That’s what Jacqueline Levine has done in her exhibition The Temptation opening at Flashpoint Gallery on Saturday. Taking her inspiration from her vivid dreams as well as the imagery of Hieronymous Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights and the distorted scale of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Levine has created large-scale figures that represent our struggle with the dark side and the light of our personalities and how easily we give in to our personal fears. 6 to 8 p.m.
>> In conjunction with the exhibition Franz Jantzen: Ostinato, HEMPHILL invites three photographers to discuss what they do and how they see. ART TALKS: A Conversation with Three Photographers Franz Jantzen, Bruce McKaig and Anne Rowland will take place Saturday at 10 a.m.
>> Every four years, Americans elect a president. And every four years, presidential candidates and reporters face off on the campaign trail. The Newseum will explore how media coverage of presidential campaigns has evolved from William McKinley’s 1896 front-porch campaign to Barack Obama’s 2008 Internet campaign in the exhibit, Every Four Years: Presidential Campaigns and the Press. Opening Thursday.
>> Excavate, an exhibition of new work by artists Rosemary Feit Covey and Laurel Hausler will open at Morton Fine Art on Friday. The artists both use techniques and processes where they work to reveal their work through carving and layers. The intriguing processes and their respective results are raw and speak to the subconscious. Opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m.
Art Notes
- On Thursday, listen in on the professional development speaker series at the Hamiltonian. This week learn about how to have a good relationship with consultants in Navigating Relationships: Art Consultants and Architects. 7 p.m. RSVP to jackie [@] hamiltoniangallery.com
- Attend a lecture at the National Gallery of Art on Solving the East / West Conundrum in Modern Chinese Art on Sunday. 1:00 p.m. (in Mandarin), 2:00 p.m. (in English).
- Need something to do with the kidos this weekend? Take them to the Abstract Painting Workshop for Kids at Pyramid Atlantic. Saturday, 11 a.m. $10.
- The Citizens Association of Georgetown opens the third annual Georgetown ARTS 2012 on Thursday at the House of Sweden. 6 p.m.
- Peep time! The Washington Post is now accepting entries to their annual Peeps Diorama Contest. Entries accepted until Feb 27.
- It’s Artist Trading Card night at Del Ray Artisans on Friday. Make and swap artist trading cards from playing cards. 7 to 9.m.
