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New Smithsonian leader may have outsider’s advantage
David Skorton’s fundraising success at Cornell and affinity for humanities brings hope to Institution’s future.
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Galleries: ‘Mediating Dissent,’ ‘Tingleguts’
Shows include works by Nelson Gutierrez, Gregory McLellan, Katie Runnerstrom and others.
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Phillips Collection’s ‘Made in the USA’
New exhibition makes strong case for acknowledging founder’s brilliance and generosity as a collector.
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America the unsettling: Garry Winogrand’s unique vision
REVIEW | Garry Winogrand’s photographs, on display at the National Gallery, capture a people perpetually hungry — and ultimately unsatisfied.
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Federal funds requests increased for Smithsonian, NGA
However, not all arts institutions saw their requested appropriations increase for the 2015 fiscal year.
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Snow closings and specials for Monday
Wondering which museums are closed and which bars are offering snow-day food and drink specials? We’ve got the list.
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How GWU and National Gallery ended up with Corcoran
A deal with the U-Md. started off with optimism, but eventually, gallery and school needed a takeover.
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Women now at helm at some of region’s top museums
For 13 directors, museums are no longer built with glass ceilings.
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Galleries: Marley Dawson’s burning ambition
Shows include works by Jowita Wyszomirska, J. Morrison, Nabili Hilmi and others.
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Tightening rules on the Mall leave fests in peril
Upkeep of the turf has some events moving, but others may have no where to go.
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Corcoran’s vision should outlive his gallery
The gallery’s founder believed America’s art should guide its politicians.
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The curator on exhibit
Lonnie Bunch is the public face of the African American History Museum, but his mission — that’s personal.
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Art’s new anchorage on Biscayne Bay
At the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the outside is part of the show.
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D.C. area galleries: ‘What’s Up,’ ‘Common Ground’
Shows include works by Chris Bathgate, Scott Draves, Nancy Agati, Rosa Spina and Robert Freeman.
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A timeline of the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s troubled history
The gallery and college will be taken over by the National Gallery of Art and George Washington University.
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Corcoran Gallery of Art, College to split apart
National Gallery of Art will get museum’s $2 billion collection; GWU will take over its education program.
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An end to the Corcoran as
an independent D.C. entityCOLUMN | This is not the swallowing up of the Corcoran Gallery of Art — this is the end and its final dismemberment.
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Mecanoo, Martinez + Johnson to renovate MLK Library
The choice of a Dutch firm suggests there may be complicated and painful process ahead.
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Mies’s design for MLK Library will be tough to update
Three architectural teams submit proposals for renovating and maybe expanding the D.C. library.
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Galleries: Chris Anthony evokes another Venice4
D.C. area shows are offering images from around the world.
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War-zone archaeologists restore artifacts, and optimism
Laura Tedesco’s work for State embodies the saga of saving Afghan culture amid a prolonged conflict.
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Snow day closings and specials for Thursday
We’re keeping track of what you can and cannot do with your (probable) snow day.
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The only thing we have to fear is films about art
In what can be assumed was an effort to honor heroes, ‘The Monuments Men’ only trivializes their goal
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For the Paris shows, venues as chic as the fashions
In the City of Light, the address of a couture show can say a lot about a designer’s ethos.
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‘Visions of Beauty,’ and destruction
In his day, Arnold Genthe was a famous portrait photographer, then destiny shook his world.
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At VisArts, a sampling of the potential of prints
The Old Print Gallery has a more conventional but excellent print exhibition.
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As the price of art rises, is its value plummeting?
The art world has collapsed into the world of commerce, and an almost apocalyptic level of gloom now exists.
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Defining cool, from Walt Whitman to Tony Hawk
An exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery attempts to define the ultimately subjective American trait.
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The candidates for cool
Post critics make their cases for who’s cool in the disciplines they cover.
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The man who helped get Monuments Men in spotlight
Robert M. Edsel wanted everyone to know the story of men and women who saved art from Nazis.
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Corcoran hopes to benefit from auction of Monet in May
The economically struggling gallery finds out May 6 how much of a windfall, if any, it will reap from sale.
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Galleries: ‘New Year/New Artists’ and more
Long View Gallery showcases four artists, Michael Horsely at a ‘Crossroad’ and more.
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Spring Preview: Museums
A National Gallery exhibition opening May 11 will show how the two artists influenced each other’s work.
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Spring Preview: Galleries
The best bets for the spring season, led by Artisphere’s aural “Fermata.”
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Spring Preview: Exhibits
Highlights from the upcoming season, including “Beyond Bollywood” at the National Museum of Natural History.
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Gallery opening of the week: Maya Freelon Asante
At UMD’s Stamp Gallery, a site-specific sculpture of colorful tissue paper takes shape.
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Tapas: Small bites of Spanish design
The exhibition at the former Spanish Ambassador’s residence examines the humor and humanity in culinary design.
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The art of tapas
A new exhibition explores Spanish culinary design and the elevation of food as an art form.
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Smithsonian won’t reopen Arts and Industries Building
The 133-year-old facility, closed since 2004, will not reopen after a $55 million renovation.
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Library of Congress gets Max Roach’s papers
The drummer was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement and had a cultural impact beyond jazz.
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D.C. galleries: ‘Form Transformed,’ ‘Play by Play’ and more
Shows include works by Gerald Wartofsky, Michelle Frazier, Janathel Shaw and Janelle Whisenant.
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9/11 Museum sets admission price at $24
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GM Foundation gives $1M to new Smithsonian museum
The grant makes group a founding donor to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Detroit Institute of Arts won’t be forced to do full appraisal
A judge said it was beyond his authority to let creditors create a board to value museum holdings.
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Philippines seeks to recover 3 paintings owned by Marcos
The paintings, including one by Monet, were sold by a former aide to first lady Imelda Marcos.
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Judy Chicago, sister city
The artist, whose “Dinner Party” once caused uptight Washington to send its regrets, returns to D.C.
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Smithsonian budget restores most of sequester cuts
The institution gets $805 million for fiscal 2014.
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Galleries: Comics-inspired art, without the superheroes
At Hillyer Art Space, the “pow!” in JD Deardourff’s unpeopled screenprints comes from color and composition.
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American History gets Obama’s second inaugural gown
Chiffon gown designed by Jason Wu will be on display in “The First Ladies” exhibition through January 2015.
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Donors pledge $330 million to save Detroit art museum
Philanthropists’ aim is to protect the collection from a sale to creditors and bolster the city’s pension funds.
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Video project challenges stereotypes of black men
Participants answered questions about what it means to be ‘black’ and ‘male’ in America.
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‘The Little Prince’s’ kingdom? The Empire State.
An exhibit at the Morgan Library explains how a French writer’s classic came to be written in New York.
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‘South African Voices’ perform in harmony
The exhibition, at Washington Printmakers Gallery, is striking but not especially diverse.
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New perspectives of Turkey, a half-century old
A new exhibit at the Sackler Gallery showcases previously unseen work of legendary photographer Ara Güler.
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Renwick crafts its future
The gallery’s two-year renovation will fix what’s ‘old and rusty’ and create a high-tech Grand Salon.
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Chagall work moves from private garden to nation’s garden
‘Orphee’ mosaic, born of friendship, was donated by the late Evelyn Nef.
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Prince George’s and Southern Maryland Going Out Guide
A listing of events in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland for Jan. 9-15, 2014.
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Baltimore museum offers rare look at Matisse
The extensive works that include the artist’s daughter are displayed together at Baltimore Museum of Art.
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D.C. area galleries
Shows feature works by Wolf Kahn, Lauren Boilini, Michael Sellmeyer, Kesha Bruce and Helen Zughaib.
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Quilts and the thread of history
The Museum of Women in the Arts’ “Workt by Hand” tells the American story, rough patches and all.
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D.C. galleries: ‘Curio,’ ‘Color, Earth, Andes’ and more
Shows include works by Sue Johnson, Jungmin Park, Ajay Leister and Roberto Mamani Mamani.
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Beads that shimmer with aspiration at Anacostia museum
The 31-piece exhibition of bead art features religious, metaphysical and earthbound themes.
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National Portrait Gallery historian has an eye on the future
For some, David Ward’s promotion to senior historian is a welcome validation of his vision.
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When Paris was the city of blight
Charles Marville photo exhibit shows the transformation of 19th-century Paris. It wasn’t always pretty.
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Three in running to design renovation of D.C. library
Firms will present plans to make the problematic but significant MLK building a “knock-your-socks-off” site.
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D.C. galleries: ‘How Do We Arm Ourselves?’ and more
Shows include works by Kathleen M. Ramich, Tony Savoie, John James Anderson and Mei Mei Chang.
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The manly art of Chris Burden
“Extreme Measures,” his show at the New Museum, gives a much-needed shot in the arm to real masculinity.
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Rare van Gogh to be displayed at National Gallery
Painted months before the artist’s suicide, “Green Wheat Fields, Auvers” is “a final gasp,” curator says.
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Portland exhibits ‘most expensive’ Francis Bacon
Portland Museum of Art to display most expensive painting sold at auction -- a triptych by Francis Bacon.
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D.C. galleries: ‘Then and Now: 40 Years,’ ‘Fall Solos 2013’
Shows include works by Carlton Fletcher, Matthew Fishel, Ping Shen, Kristina Bilonick and more.
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What the Smithsonian needs in a leader
You can say it in three words: curiosity, courage, generosity. Or you can say it in one word: Ripley.
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Lots of room at the top at D.C. cultural institutions
Washington has never had so many simultaneous arts leadership vacancies: Is a renaissance coming?
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Dying Gaul on view at National Gallery of Art
The exhibition is part of a year-long cultural program organized by the Italian government.
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National Women’s History Museum gains traction
A bipartisan bill would launch an exploratory commission focused on building a site on or close to Mall.
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Library of Congress to unveil work by key ‘outsider’ artist
Drawing by Martín Ramírez, one of the most famous self-taught artists of the 20th century, was found in 2009.
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National Museum of African Art hosts ‘punk in Africa’ program
An original member of South African band National Wake performs.
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D.C. galleries: ‘Landscapes of Unease,’ ‘Decenter NY/DC’
Shows include works by Nancy Wolf, Ellington Robinson, Cory Arcangel, Lisa Ruyter and David Kennedy.
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Kennedy Center raises $40 million more for expansion
More than 70 percent of funds needed for project and programming have been raised, officials say.
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Artist Alicia Eggert says, ‘You are on an island’
You might spot the artist’s mobile sculpture driving around town in the coming days.
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Detroit Institute of Arts works worth less than thought
The surprising announcement comes as some in the bankrupt city consider selling or auctioning museum pieces.
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A kunsthalle for Washington
The old Franklin School would be the perfect place for a museum that focuses on bold work by living artists.
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D.C. galleries: ‘Exposure,’ ‘Beach China,’ ‘Winter Recap’
Shows include works by Natalie Cheung, Catherine Day, Leslie Parke, Jean Noel L’Hameroult, Ben Skinner.
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Oman gives $1.8 million to Museum of African Art
The gift will fund a multi-year program exploring linkages between Omani and East African arts and culture.
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Perfect accompaniment at Kimbell Art Museum
ARCHITECTURE | New building at Fort Worth museum both contrasts, complements Kahn classic.
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For photographer Prager, safety in numbers does not apply
Corcoran Gallery hosts “Alex Prager: Face in the Crowd,” color images that capture the duality of modern life.
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Deconstructing Grace
An exhibit of Grace Kelly’s gowns shows how she turned heads and changed minds.
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National Gallery acquires ‘The Concert’ by Honthorst
The six-foot-wide piece depicting musicians at a table ranks with the painter’s best, museum curator says.
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At VisArts Kaplan Gallery, Carol Miller Frost paintings
Carol Miller Frost’s paintings in “Flow and Shift” evoke times of day and qualities of light.
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Striking historic images by Yousuf Karsh
First of two exhibits of photographer’s work at Portrait Gallery includes images of Churchill, O’Keeffe.
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At Hemphill, a retrospective that’s bigger than the gallery
Only about 40 of the 90 works marking Hemphill’s 20th anniversary can be displayed at once.
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An artist finds inspiration in the city, for better or worse
Fernand Léger’s paintings, on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, often feel like a pleasant respite.
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At the Newseum, Ron Burgundy to the rescue?
Are exhibits such as “Anchorman: The Exhibit” enough to save a high-minded museum? Stay tuned.
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The Newseum’s “Anchorman” exhibit opens today
The exhibit features the KVWN-TV anchor desk, Ron Burgundy’s jazz flute and more objects from the 2004 film.
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Record-breaking ‘Freud’ sale shouldn’t surprise art world
Francis Bacon’s study of Freud goes for $142 million at Christie’s auction, but the sky-high price was expected.
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Prince George’s County community calendar, Nov. 14-20
Clothing and food drives, business networking, holiday bazaars, films, author talks and more.
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More ‘Pieces of Amber,’ in which we hear from Amber herself
The subject of the confessional theater piece disputes work’s origins.
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Galleries: ‘Vaiven,’ ‘Vantage Point,’ ‘The DC Paintings’
D.C. shows include works by Ana Hayes-Pérez, Scott Holmquist, Kenseth Armstead, Shungaboy.
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A culture where cars do the driving
An exhibit at the National Building Museum explores the extraordinary modern history of Los Angeles.
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Tar and feathers: Mia Feuer’s ‘An Unkindness’
The artist journeyed to some of the most remote parts of the world for inspiration.
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Critic vs. artist: A conversation about ‘Latino art’
The Post’s Philip Kennicott and digital artist Alex Rivera discuss what “Latino art” means today.
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