Anne Truitt’s Night Naiad, 1977, from the Hirshhorn’s collection. >> The American Art Museum opened What’s It All Mean: William T. Wiley in Retrospect, on October 2. This exhibit contains 88 selections that explore important themes and ideas expressed in his work. See Wiley’s serious commentary on war, pollution, global warming, racial tensions, and other threats to contemporary civilization wrapped in wit. Through January 2010. >> In a celebration of craft and art, the…

Parade – Hoboken, New Jersey by Robert Frank. Copyright © 2009 National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Whether past or soon to be present, the area’s museums have your Presidential fix covered. So take a gander and soak in the history. >> The National Gallery of Art opens two exhibits on American photography on January 18. Looking In: Robert Frank’s “The Americans” presents all 83 photographs from Frank’s photography book which is heralded as…

Louise Bourgeois’ “Crouching Spider,” 2003, from a private collection. Photo by Lee Stalsworth. If you head out anywhere for art this weekend, make it the Hirshhorn. As you enter you’ll see the new installation of Louise Bourgeois’ Crouching Spider, which the artist describes as “a defense against evil.” (Bourgeois, who turns 97 on Christmas Day, has a retrospective coming to the Hirshhorn in February.) Inside, starting next Monday, see the exhibit in the Black…