Apr 23, 2007
Lines, Triangles, and Squares, Oh M- … Is That It?
Art galleries around the city are participating in ColorField.remix, a celebration of the Washington Color School movement of the 1960s. As part of this city-wide festival, The Phillips Collection is showing Lyrical Color: Morris Louis, Gene Davis, Kenneth Noland, and the Washington Color School, an exhibit highlighting six artists from the movement. The collection is tastefully mounted and the pieces are a visual feast. However, the exhibit is also somewhat limited in that there is…
Apr 11, 2007
Discover Washington’s First Art Movement
April is a huge month for visual art in D.C. Friday marks the beginning of the twofive-week-long Artomatic, while later this month we’ll be treated to the first ever international art fair in the city with artDC, both of which we’ll tell you more about as they come closer. You’ve got plenty to keep you busy in the meantime. Believe it or not, Paris and New York don’t hold the monopoly on influential visual art…
Oct 18, 2005
Arts Agenda: Wrestlers and Cheese
>> Andrew Wodzianski wins bonus cool points for combining visuals inspired by Mexican luchadores and an interactive blog, the use of cell phones and a podcast (or Wodcast) in his new show Lucha Libre! at the Fraser Gallery. His “Lucha Libre! 2” is pictured here. >> Observant District residents will have noticed the slew of retro-fitted Port-a-Potties that popped up outside of city art galleries over the weekend. Rather than being evidence of a rare,…