WASHINGTON, D.C.- In spring 2012, the Hirshhorn will present its boldest commission and one of the most groundbreaking exhibitions in its history. Internationally renowned artist Doug Aitken will illuminate, animate, and transform the Hirshhorn’s iconic circular building into “liquid architecture.” Using approximately eleven high-definition projectors, the artist will seamlessly blend imagery to envelop the entire façade of the Museum with a 360-degree projection that will make the structure recede into cinematic space, rotating, rising, and evolving into new forms. Exploding film conventions, the work cannot be viewed from any single perspective or at any single moment in time. Visitors must walk the perimeter of the building in order fully to experience of the work. This site-specific work will animate the Museum beginning in