Strange Bodies: Figurative Works from the Hirshhorn Collection

December 11, 2008 to November 15, 2009

Watch a video of the Strange Bodies exhibition An important strength of the Hirshhorn 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.

Black Box: Guido van der Werve

April 20, 2009 to October 11, 2009

 Guido van der Werve (b.

Claes Oldenburg

Geometric Mouse: Variation I, Scale A

1971

Hans Haacke

Condensation Cube

1963-2008

Giacomo Balla

Boccioni's Fist--Lines of Force II

(1916-1917)/reconstructed 1956-1958/cast 1968

Alberto Giacometti

Walking Man II

(1948)

Artist at Work with Youth: Zoe Charlton (ages 10-13)

September 26, 2009 to November 14, 2009

Saturdays, September 26, October 24, November 14 1 pm to 3 pm for ages 10-13 Registration is required.

ArtLab for Teens: The Alternative Image

August 3, 2009 to August 7, 2009

August 3-7 11 am to 2 pm (ages 14-17) Registration required; visit artlab.si.eduSign up early, space is limited.This five-day program introduces students to a variety of hybrid and altern...

in conversation
Kristen Hileman and Vesela Sretenovic: Looking at Baselitz and Guston: PART II

September 4, 2009

Hirshhorn Associate Curator Kristen Hileman and The Phillips Collection Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Vesela Sretenovic lead a two-part discussion on the figure in contemporary a...