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.
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.
film
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.
friday gallery talk
DC-area artist and Director of Exhibitions at Arlington Arts Center Jeffrey Cudlin on the collection
May 8, 2009
meet the artist: Gary Simmons
May 8, 2009
New York-based artist Gary Simmons has been making "erasure" drawings since the early 1990s, when his studio occupied a former school.
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