tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13957869015653919642024-03-13T14:24:42.727-04:00ARTifice: Fear and Loathing in DCReviews and Art Happenings in Washington DC and BeyondArtificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.comBlogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-48269600856339633452011-05-11T19:20:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:52:26.953-04:00"Off in Corner" Review by Tyler MullanReview: Adam Dwight & Dana Jeri Maier: Off in a Corner Running until May 7th, Flashpoint Gallery presents “Off in a Corner,” an exhibition of work by local artists Dana Jeri Maier and Adam Dwight. Contending to “explore transitions made to adulthood and the role that drinking plays in them,” Flashpoint, which brands itself as a “creative laboratory for DC Arts Organizations,” is Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-61543509419143060132011-05-02T15:45:00.000-04:002011-05-02T15:45:07.957-04:00Spring Reviews #3: Heavy Metal Women at Gallery 555dc<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-7685265928816792492011-04-28T16:31:00.000-04:002011-04-28T16:31:46.208-04:00SPRING REVIEWS 2011 #2REVIEW: Blinky Palermo RETROSPECTIVE 1964-1977 (Hirshhorn Museum through May 15th)
By: Samuel Scharf
Upon entering the Blinky Palermo exhibition at the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum here in Washington DC, I really didn’t know what to expect. I have little knowledge of “Palermo’s” career if not more than I know his name is made up. His work is at this Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-42588696924456460362011-04-28T11:03:00.000-04:002011-04-28T11:03:35.204-04:00SPRING REVIEWS 2011 #1Adam Hager
Calder’s Portraits: a new Language
I have to admit that I was caught a bit off-guard when I first entered the Calder exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery. I have such an engrained idea of his mobiles that I did not expect to see such an enlightening view into one of Calder’s entirely different studio practices. Accompanied by the portrait gallery’s own photographs, the wire Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-24793939270824977092011-04-21T09:26:00.002-04:002011-04-21T09:31:06.247-04:002nd YEAR MFA THESIS EXHIBITION!Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-18882956143030350852011-04-12T10:16:00.000-04:002011-04-12T10:17:01.628-04:002nd YEAR MFA EXHIBITIONFacebook Link:http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=162420003816404Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-64745611622680351792011-04-05T23:46:00.005-04:002011-04-05T23:51:50.533-04:00MARINA tomorrow 10am!COME SEE MARINA ABRAMOVIC TOMMOROW 10AM and see our show after!Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-86941723866685580652011-04-05T17:04:00.008-04:002011-04-05T17:21:50.855-04:00First Year MFA Show some imagesHere are some of us eight grads with their work and friends at the opening April 2, 2011.Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-25864798208682183232011-04-04T21:51:00.002-04:002011-04-06T00:34:56.808-04:00WINTER REVIEWS 2011 #8Guillermo Kuitca: Everything—Paintings and Works on Paper, 1980-2008An Artist’s Quiet Take on Mass MurderAs the title of this exhibition implies, “Everything,” presented Guillermo Kuitca’s expansive and ambitious oeuvre over a 30-year period. Masterfully installed on one full floor of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, this mid-life career retrospective for the Argentine artist, recently Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-46024036069719925862011-04-04T21:50:00.002-04:002011-04-06T00:36:02.759-04:00WINTER REVIEWS 2011 #7Robert Irwin – Gypsy SwitchRobert Irwin’s show at the Corcoran Museum consists of one piece entitled: Gypsy Switch. I would bore you with the physical details of this work because they are precisely the reason why this piece, despite endeavoring towards a transformative visual goal, falls short. Robert Irwin has spent a career creating work that redefines spaces and our ability to interact withArtificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-69785390540594746012011-04-04T21:46:00.002-04:002011-04-06T00:36:22.709-04:00WINTER REVIEWS 2011 #6Vantage Point ReviewThe current exhibit, Vantage Point, at the National Museum of the American Indian displays work by 25 contemporary Native American artists ranging a spectrum of media from drawing and painting to installation and video. The framework for the exhibit is meant to be organized into Personal Memory and Identity, History and the Contemporary Urban Experience, Landscape and Place, Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-24287997251241207322011-04-04T21:42:00.002-04:002011-04-06T00:36:43.183-04:00WINTER REVIEWS 2011 #5Washington Color and Light at The Corcoran GalleryThe Corcoran Gallery of Art has long supported DC-based artists interested in light and color, having shown their work in the past (“Washington Color Painters”, 1965) and having hired several of them as teachers. This exhibition demonstrates that allegiance while providing a historical context for the paintings. The question is, why this Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-69655031940711755712011-04-04T21:41:00.001-04:002011-04-06T00:37:00.601-04:00WINTER REVIEWS 2011 #4Alexis Rockman: A Fable for TomorrowThe joint of Art and Science: Is he an artist or an activist?The first impression of the paintings at the entrance of Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow at the Smithsonian American Art Museum was powerful. They were colorful, large and synthetic images, which I believe all these components captivate an audience easily. On top of that, I thought Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-90419465712755500012011-04-04T21:39:00.001-04:002011-04-06T00:37:17.162-04:00WINTER REVIEWS 2011 #3Although overshadowed by the buzz and controversy surrounding the show right upstairs from it, "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture," “Americans Now,” is an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery that could have had just as much star potential. Running through July 10th, this compilation of works from the museum’s permanent collection features Americans who have shaped Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-34771755318444867282011-04-04T21:37:00.002-04:002011-04-06T00:38:31.614-04:00WINTER REVIEWS 2011 #2HIDE/SEEK difference and desire in American portraiture October 30, 2010 through February 13, 2011 When entering Hide/Seek I had no expectations of the exhibition that was before me besides the press recently that the “Fire in my Belly” video work by David Wojnarowicz was taken out of the exhibition. That is something we will cover later in this review. Approaching the show you are Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-23519233102362730332011-04-04T21:33:00.001-04:002011-04-06T00:38:48.874-04:00WINTER REVIEWS 2011 #1A review of ‘Lego Architecture: Towering Ambition’ at the National BuildingCurrently on exhibit, and running through September 5th, at the National Building Museum is ‘Lego Architecture: Towering Ambition’. The exhibition contains fifteen skyscrapers and other architectural works modeled in same plastic Lego blocks loved by millions of children for generations. Architect Adam Reed Tucker who Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-11298510615581036742011-03-28T23:27:00.004-04:002011-03-28T23:30:50.808-04:001st Year Exhibition April 2nd at Katzen 6-9Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-17209073392342800952011-03-16T15:13:00.008-05:002011-03-28T23:26:03.324-04:00A NEW YEARI'd like to introduce the New First Year MFA's...Michele ColburnTemme Barkin-LeedsJoo Yeon HaAdam HagerTyler MullanCamden PlaceSamuel ScharfBen TolmanAlong Next Year With:Kate DemongArtificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-55310060563980731662011-02-08T09:50:00.007-05:002011-03-08T17:42:14.985-05:00Artist of the Week #7Victoria Reeves Greisingwww.VRGreising.com Our daily interaction with fabric is physical. We learn to touch, wear, and feel fabric. We use fabric to protect and cover our bodies. We surround ourselves with colors, patterns and shapes to create comfort and familiarity. These societal habits facilitate meaningful and personal connections to fabric as object. By accessing the unique histories Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-62551531121650670622011-01-21T09:38:00.005-05:002011-03-08T17:43:43.414-05:00Artist of the Week #6L. Kimberly Gillespielkimberlygillespie.com I work in mixed media installations, using a combination of industrial materials (nails, wire, pins, latex paint), conventional art materials (acrylic paint, graphite, ink), and those more commonly associated with crafts (styrofoam balls and embroidery thread). Working methodically, I twist wires into creeping vines, cut and paint styrofoam balls to Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-55173155117528768482010-11-08T19:46:00.001-05:002010-11-08T19:49:11.806-05:00Group Pic with Robert Storr(post crits and everyone is still smiling!)Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-86778644104671407152010-11-01T11:19:00.001-05:002010-11-01T11:22:10.965-05:00Opening Reception: Art in Transition-suddenspace
Opening Reception: November 6th 7-11:30pm
Exhibition Dates: November 3 - November 27, 2010
artdc.org proudly presents the newest installment of it's Art in Transition series; suddenspace, a pop-up art exhibition displaying the work of 19 dynamic emerging artists. Continuing the tradition of alternative gallery spaces, Art in Transition-suddenspace celebrates art and the Mike Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700624840695785253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-67020760322664160532010-09-26T10:49:00.012-04:002010-09-26T11:10:27.534-04:00Artist of the Week #5Hedieh Javanshir Ilchiwww.hediehart.comMy art revolves around my cultural identity. As an Iranian immigrant, my initial understanding of the notion of identity as a fixed phenomenon has become more and more hybridized with the passing of time and has indeed transformed into an enticing amalgamation of East and West. This never ending transition has proven to be a challenge from the immediate Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-60045731163957824422010-09-08T16:51:00.002-04:002010-09-08T17:00:20.801-04:00MFA OPEN STUDIOSSaturday, September 11, 20106:30-8pm2nd Floor, Katzen Art Center4400 Massachusetts Ave, DC Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395786901565391964.post-1968151163476702422010-08-20T16:04:00.003-04:002010-08-20T16:22:42.255-04:00Artist of the Week #4Bobby Colemanhttp://bobbycolemanart.com/Artificehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227762621483599981noreply@blogger.com0