D.C. artist Sam Gilliam is known around the world for his groundbreaking paintings, many of which take the canvas off the frame to add another layer of abstraction.
D.C. artist Sam Gilliam’s work has long been a staple around the city. Now, the Hirshhorn is displaying his daring pandemic paintings with a high-profile exhibition.
The 86-year-old painter is experiencing something of a renaissance.
An abstract tile mosaic by artist Sam Gilliam will be installed in the underpass of the Takoma Metro station. Metro has unveiled sketches of plans for new artwork to be installed at the Farragut West and Takoma stations. The Board of Directors approved the designs at their weekly meeting today. An abstract mosaic tile mural by renowned Washington Color School artist Sam Gilliam will be installed in the underpass of the Takoma station entrance….
THURSDAY: >> Flashpoint puts a little twist on the gallery show with Anonymous III by WPAC. The show will feature 100 works by established and emerging artists from the D.C. area, but every piece will remain anonymous until it’s purchased by an art lover who will have to appreciate quality over a name brand. The gallery will hold a reception this evening to scope out the goods, but you won’t be able to purchase anything…
>> The gallery at Flashpoint opens a new show tonight with works by Christopher Saah. Nightscenes includes 25 photographs that turn back alleys and gritty streets into noir-influenced nostalgia. Check them out during the opening reception tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. >> The Nevin Kelly Gallery also has an opening tonight, celebrating their first photography show in the four years its been open. Yanina Manolova and Mark Parascandola’s images will contrast formal studio work…
>> The Corcoran is all abuzz these days with their newly-announced director and blockbuster shows featuring Andy Warhol and D.C.’s beloved Sam Gilliam. A new exhibition opens there on Saturday that focuses on the depiction of banjos in paintings, drawings and photographs, including the ca. 1895 photo of the woman at right. Interestingly, the exhibit is partially funded by the Steve Martin Charitable Foundation, according to the museum’s website. (Who knew that Steve Martin was…
Good morning, Washington. This photo is of an installation at the Corcoran Gallery of Art by artist Sam Gilliam, as part of a retrospective on display through January. The photo was taken by Flickr user pattista. Today will be partly cloudy and windy with highs in the 40s. King Memorial Crosses Approval Hurdle: The preliminary design for the Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial was unanimously approved yesterday by the National Capital Planning…
>> Hometown artist and color field innovator Sam Gilliam’s work is everywhere this month. A sizable inventory of pieces were hung last Friday at the Marsha Mateyka Gallery, and a retrospective is due to open at the Corcoran Gallery of Art this Saturday. >> It’s your last week to catch Jason Zimmerman’s video installation at Transformer Gallery, titled Fair Game. Zimmerman’s looping edit of scenes from the FOX show Cops is one of those cases…
>> New exhibits around the Dupont Circle area include an exhibit of recent work by Matthew Arnold, Knut Hybinette, Emily Noelle Lambert, and Jason Robert Bell at JET Artworks. The multi-media show features paintings by Arnold and Lambert, photographs by Hybinette, and “trashsures” by Bell (one of which, “Papa Petra,” is shown at right). >> Across town, Warehouse is now showing “SEVEN,” an exhibit curated by F. Lennox Campello of DCArtNews. Work by over 60…