Charlotte Dumas, Buck, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, 2012. Pigment inkjet print, 35 x 47 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Julie Saul Gallery, New York/Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam. © Charlotte Dumas.
>> Dutch artist Charlotte Dumas presents her first solo museum exhibition in Charlotte Dumas: Anima – the latest exhibition in the NOW at the Corcoran series – featuring a commissioned series of portraits of the majestic burial horses of Arlington National Cemetery. Dumas, who travels the world making evocative formal portraits of animals, typically works in series and portrays animals characterized by their utility, social function, or relation to people. Opening Saturday at the Corcoran during Free Summer Saturdays.
>> East of the river gets lively this weekend with the 6th Annual East of the River Exhibition opening on Friday. This exhibit at Honfleur Gallery, showcases the work of artists with connections to the communities East of the Anacostia River. Opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m.
>> Bethesda is also in the mood to celebrate art. Seven downtown Bethesda art spaces will open their doors from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday for the Bethesda Art Walk. Then on Saturday, the Bethesda Artist Market will feature 20 local and regional artists who will display and sell their fine art and fine craft and will also feature continuous musical entertainment. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
>> On Saturday, see D.C.-based artist Patrick McDonough’s latest of his series Awning Studies: Marvin Gaye Park. The project takes the form of a series of fabricated awnings without buildings installed on existing infrastructure, on the ground, and rising on columns of steel supports. In Awning Studies: Marvin Gaye Park the artist the artist continues to emphasize the relationship between his awning structures and the architecture of the surrounding neighborhood. Washington Project for the Arts presents the opening reception and artist talk at 3 p.m. at Marvin Gaye Park (formerly Watts Branch) in Northeast.
>> DeanwoodxDesign (DxD) Arts and Culture Temporium opens Saturday with a day-long festival. Enjoy interactive art exhibitions, pop out performances, outdoor marketplaces, a music concert, and a self-guided walking tour. The DxD marketplaces and interactive galleries at three Temporium venues will feature independent Ward 7 and D.C.-based artisans and crafters selling one-of-a-kind items at IDEA Public Charter High School, The Fishing School, and the Tubman-Mahan Gallery at The Center for Green Urbanism. Celebrations start at 10:30 a.m.
>> Curator’s Office opens what promises to be an interesting, if not gross, exhibit with Olivia Rodriguez’s Immortal Decay. The artist will alter the gallery space into an environment of fascinating decomposition through an installation of hyper-realistic discrete sculptural objects including mushrooms, bubble gum, fungi, insects, mold, mossy logs, larvae, and other overlooked natural and man-made detritus. Get grossed out at the opening reception on Saturday from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
>> In another take on decay, Hillyer Art Space opens Paint On Known, an exhibit which bridges photography and painting to create systems in which decay, distorted perception and the metaphysical co-exist. Opening Friday with reception from 6 to 9 p.m.
>> E9: Design – Mass Fad Discharge marks the 9th season of Transformer’s Exercises For Emerging Artists. See the culminating work of Shawn Moriarty, Christie Liberatore, and Noelle Weber on Friday, at the opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m.
>> At 87 Florida, Natural Fallacy is a group exhibit, that explores the dichotomy of the notion that what is natural is good, and therefore what is unnatural is bad. Opening Saturday with an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m.
>> Thursday and Friday at 12:20 p.m., the National Gallery of Art presents Miró: The Phosphorescent Trails of Snails, Cesc Mulet’s documentary exploring color, symbol, and form in Joan Miró’s paintings. Then on Saturday, celebrate Bastille Day with two movies that use Paris as a backdrop. At 12:30 p.m., watch Celine and Julie Go Boating, Jacques Rivette’s fantastical tale of two young women’s dramatic encounters in a mysterious mansion. At 4:30 p.m., see Souvenir, which was filmed throughout the city in the 6th, 9th, and 19th arrondissements. And finally on Sunday at 4:30 p.m., watch a ciné-concert with Léonce Perret’s La Danseuse Orchidée. Philip Carli provides musical accompaniment on piano for the film, in which Louise Lagrange stars opposite American actor Ricardo Cortez.
>> It’s 2nd Thursday Art Night at the Torpedo Factory. Browse open studios, interact with artists, and enjoy refreshments from 6 to 9 p.m.
