Louise Bourgeois
February 26, 2009 to May 17, 2009
"The Hirshhorn presents a major survey of the works of Louise Bourgeois, the French-born artist who emigrated to the United States in 1938.Strange Bodies: Figurative Works from the Hirshhorn Collection
December 11, 2008 to fall 2009
Watch a video of the Strange Bodies exhibition An important strength of the Hirshhorn Museum is its holdings in figurative art.Directions—Walead Beshty: Legibility on Color Backgrounds
April 30, 2009 to September 13, 2009
Los Angeles-based artist Walead Beshty creates photographs and sculptures that reconsider some of the fundamental premises of modern art.![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507131831im_/http://hirshhorn.si.edu/dynamic/events/image_1_401.jpg)
film
Democracy Challenge Finalists
May 7, 2009
The US Department of State gathered film industry collaborators to promote an international competition of three-minute short films that address the meaning of democracy.![Missing Image](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507131831im_/http://hirshhorn.si.edu/_images/missingImage.gif)
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John Bock: PALMS, 2008
May 14, 2009
John Bock, the notorious German performance and video artist, was commissioned to create his first feature film by REDCAT and the Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt.![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507131831im_/http://hirshhorn.si.edu/dynamic/events/image_1_402.jpg)
friday gallery talk
DC-area artist and Director of Exhibitions at Arlington Arts Center Jeffrey Cudlin on the collection
May 8, 2009
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