In the 1960s, a group of young art students upended tradition and vowed to show their real life instead For young artists far from home, the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the mid-1960s … Continued
Frieze Sculpture, on view for just two months, sparks a conversation between works created more than 80 years apart Conceived by John D. Rockefellear, Jr.—fortunate son of the oil magnate—as a city within a city, Rockefeller Center was to … Continued
Visitors to the museum in St. Petersburg, Florida can meet Salvador Dalí “in person” Salvador Dalí wasn’t exactly modest. And he’ll tell you so, too, face to face at the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. Here, the Spanish surrealist is … Continued
The National Portrait Gallery’s “Identify” performance showcases the multimedia artist’s masterful 50-person drumming event Artist Jeffrey Gibson, a half-Cherokee member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, takes a multidisciplinary approach to his work—he is painter, sculptor, photographer and … Continued
About 45 minutes of diesel car pollution reaps 30 milliliters of AIR-INK, now on display at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum On a trip to India in 2012, Anirudh Sharma captured a photo of a diesel generator … Continued
The new exhibition “Habitat” is a whimsical, art-filled lesson on ecosystems and how they work For decades, the millions of annual visitors to the Smithsonian have enjoyed the meticulously tended flowers and plants around the various buildings without … Continued
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art takes inspiration from its vast collection to create an art-inspired mini golf course It could be said that the art of miniature golf design reached its pinnacle when some crafty individual decided to … Continued
Amid evolving images of protest and strife, Rirkrit Tiravanija’s art at the Hirshhorn satisfies both visually and nutritionally The graphite images on the stark white gallery walls show images of pain and protest, death and marching. Some of … Continued
The Hirshhorn Museum hosts the ‘Truth Booth,’ a pop-up confessional where participants record honest reflections How do you define the truth? Artists in the Cause Collective weren’t sure—so they decided to trek all over the world and ask as many … Continued
Freer Gallery also revamps its popular Peacock Room, returning it to the way it looked a century ago In 1923, when the Freer Gallery of Art became the first art museum to open on the National Mall in Washington, D.C, one … Continued