Donald Sultan’s “Disaster Paintings” at SAAM
• July 26, 2017

In the 1980s, the painter Donald Sultan began a series of industrial landscapes that he called “Disaster Paintings,” transforming images from newspapers into large-scale, heavily wrought monuments to industrial devastation […]

Markus Lüpertz at the Phillips, Hirshhorn
• July 12, 2017

The Hirshhorn just opened a major exhibition of rock-star Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, the museum’s third in five years. It is a highly personal landscape of political dissent, a sly, […]

Markus Lüpertz at the Phillips, Hirshhorn
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The Hirshhorn just opened a major exhibition of rock-star Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, the museum’s third in five years. It is a highly personal landscape of political dissent, a sly, […]

Bazille at the National Gallery
• June 21, 2017

  About two years ago, I flew to South Africa to visit my mother’s family (she moved to America shortly before I was born). The last time I had visited […]

‘Portals’ — and the Paris Accord
• June 7, 2017

  Our president plans to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, a landmark agreement negotiated in 2015 by representatives of 195 countries. The accord signifies a commitment […]

The Auction Block
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Christie’s The Rockefeller Emerald Raymond C. Yard (1885–1964) Estimate: $4 million – $6 million Auction Date: May 15 This superb Columbian 18.04-carat emerald, part of the Christie’s sale Magnificent Jewels […]

‘Portals’ — and the Paris Accord
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Our president plans to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, a landmark agreement negotiated in 2015 by representatives of 195 countries. The accord signifies a commitment to […]

Summer Visual Arts Preview
• May 24, 2017

  At some point soon, we will all need respite from the summer heat — some dimly lit, air-conditioned place away from the blistering July sun, where we can pursue […]

Summer VISUAL arts preview
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At some point soon, we will all need respite from the summer heat — some dimly lit, air-conditioned place away from the blistering July sun, where we can pursue our […]

Book Hill Art Walk, May 5
• May 3, 2017

    The Georgetown Galleries of Book Hill will host their annual Spring Art Walk this Friday, May 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. The walk has become a staple […]