Rendering of “SONG 1” (2012) courtesy of the Doug Aitken Workshop
>> Opening tonight at Long View Gallery is, of course, The 2012 DCist Exposed Photography Show. If you don’t have your tickets already I’m not sure what you’re waiting for. It’s only $15 at the door, for an evening of fun, friends, and photography. Don’t forget that if you can’t make it tonight you can always go tomorrow night for $10 in advance. We’ll see you there!
>> Behind the scenes footage documenting how something is made can sometimes be more interesting than the actual work produced. On Thursday at 7 p.m. the Corcoran Gallery of Art will screen Deadline Every Second which takes a look at the work of 12 Associated Press photographers and their editors as they cover stories from 9/11, to fires in Santa Barbara, to cyclists racing in the Tour de France. Following the film Ken Kobré—filmmaker, award-winning photojournalist and author, and head of the photojournalism program at San Francisco State University— will lead a discussion with Richard Drew (Associated Press), Charles Dharapak (Associated Press), and Shawn Thew (European New Agency). Tickets are $12 for non-members; $10 for members; $6 for non-Corcoran students; free for Corcoran students.
>> Beginning on Thursday at sunset and running until May 13 will be an incredible 360-degree presentation of moving images on the outside of the Hirshhorn Museum. Doug Aitken: SONG 1 will illuminate the façade of the cylindrical building every evening from sunset until midnight and will include an original soundscape. We fully expect to see photographs of this unique display in our Flickr pool. Before the display begins Doug Aitken will discuss the work with deputy director and chief curator Kerry Brougher. The discussion will begin at 7 p.m. in the Ring Auditorium. Seats are free but limited and available on a first come, first served basis. We’ll have more on this innovative installation, so stay tuned.
>> Do you like to go on adventures? How about adventures to an unknown location with people you’ve never met after which you create a piece of artwork related to the adventure you just had? Curious about how that would work? You’re in luck because Flashpoint Gallery will be the location for Calder Brannock: Adventure Residency Program Headquarters beginning on Friday. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. and will offer the chance to see artwork created during Adventures that took place between October and March. In addition to self-guided adventures using borrowed gear from the gallery, Brannock will be leading three Adventures with visitors on Saturday, March 31, Saturday, April 14, and Saturday, April 21. Adventurers will meet at Flashpoint at 1:45 p.m. and depart at 2 p.m. Adventures are free but you need to sign up by emailing campercontemporary [@] gmail.com.
>> You might not know what the term ripography means but after you check out Rex Weil’s exhibition at DC Arts Center you will. Ripography: Works with Paper features work that could be considered a collage made from junk mail, home renovation magazines, and luxury catalogs but in addition Weil pushes the boundaries (literally) and abandons the traditional rectangular form for irregular ovals. He even goes so far as to put pieces directly on the walls. Opening reception on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.
>> In celebration of Support Women Artists Now (SWAN) Day several woman artists will gather at Hillyer Art Space to meet with the public and to discuss their artwork. Artists in attendance will include: Kathryn Zazenski, Nancy Havlik, Rachel Hynes, Annetta Dexter Sawyer, Suji Brown, Cate Brewer, Aubri O’Connor, and Catherine Aselford. The event will take place from 1 to 3 p.m on Saturday.
>> Eighty-two year old Margaret Kennedy considers herself a second generation abstract expressionist after having spent the 1950s in New York City. She’s done printmaking, created leaded stained glass, and completed a Master of Divinity from Indiana University. She has spent every day of the last 24 years painting in her studio in Burkittsville, MD. Her work is entirely intuitive, a kind of meditation. Art From The Exurbs, a series of exhibitions featuring work from beyond the beltway will feature Kennedy’s work and will be on display at Stages Premier Realtors, 1515 14th St, NW. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
>> It’s not Terminator but Paul Myoda’s Glittering Machines at Project 4 explores ways in which computers are able to break away from the screen and interact with humans. The modular, kinetic sculptures react by changing their shapes and luminescence depending on the proximity of the viewer. An opening reception for the exhibition will be held on Saturday from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
>> Opening on Saturday at Hemphill Fine Arts Gallery is an exhibition featuring the photography of Colby Caldwell. gun shy examines the intrinsic nature of photography and memory; how the simple act of taking a photograph captures a moment in time and brings the past into the present and the future. Photos of abandoned duck blinds, empty shotgun shells, found birds, and feathers are just a few of the otherwise forgotten objects that Caldwell hopes to carry into the future through his work. An opening reception will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
>> The Adah Rose Gallery will host an opening reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday for the new exhibition Places I Have Left Pieces Of Myself featuring the work of Freda Lee-McCann and Elena Stamberg.
>> The Capitol Skyline Hotel will be the setting for the 5×5 Kickoff on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities charged five curators with selecting five artists or groups and working with those artists to create temporary art works that liven up and invigorate vacant, dormant, and open spaces throughout the city. The twenty five resulting pieces will be on display during the National Cherry Blossom Festival. RSVP is free but required for the opening event.
