WASHINGTON, DC.- The Phillips Collection celebrates its 90th anniversary and launches the countdown to its centennial, beginning with a free weekend on Jan. 15 and 16 and marking the end of the year with an anniversary birthday bash on Nov. 5. Special …
Hirshhorn Acquires Artworks by Dan Flavin, Bruce Conner, Michael Snow and Gabriel Orozco
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Hirshhorn Museum has recently acquired important artworks in sculpture, film and photography that demonstrate the museum’s commitment to collecting key artists’ work in depth in the tradition of its founder, Joseph H. Hir…
Display Showcases Two Key Smithsonian Figures
WASHINGTON, DC.- Visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History can learn more about two of the Smithsonian leaders who championed the museum’s creation when a case exhibit goes on display in December. Their life’s work also of…
National Portrait Gallery Will Keep "Felix, June 5, 1994" by AA Bronson in "Hide/Seek"
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will continue to display AA Bronson’s work “Felix, June 5, 1994” in its exhibition, “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture,” through the show&…
Pierre Huyghe is the 2010 Winner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Contemporary Artist Award
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum announced that Pierre Huyghe is the 2010 winner of the museum’s contemporary artist award. Huyghe was selected by an independent panel of jurors for his “pioneering vision and tireless ambi…
Pierre Huyghe is the 2010 Winner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Contemporary Artist Award
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum announced that Pierre Huyghe is the 2010 winner of the museum’s contemporary artist award. Huyghe was selected by an independent panel of jurors for his “pioneering vision and tireless ambi…
Smithsonian Stands Firmly Behind "Hide/Seek" Exhibition
WASHINGTON, DC.- The exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture,” which opened Oct. 30, recently sparked a great deal of controversy. One of the exhibition’s …
Alyce Myatt Appointed as the National Endowment for the Arts New Director of Media Arts
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Endowment for the Arts announces the new Media Arts Director Alyce Myatt. Myatt will lead the NEA’s Media Arts office, both as a leading voice for the media arts field and as manager of NEA grantmaking in film, video, au…
Smithsonian Acquires Several Important Archives
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art has recently acquired the records of the influential Holly Solomon Gallery, the papers of conceptual and installation artist David Ireland and the records of the Galerie Darthea Speyer. C…
Smithsonian Acquires Several Important Archives
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art has recently acquired the records of the influential Holly Solomon Gallery, the papers of conceptual and installation artist David Ireland and the records of the Galerie Darthea Speyer. C…