Art
Recent disputes over a painting by an 18-year-old and another from the 19th century illustrate art's ability to speak truth to power, but also to become a pawn in politicians' power games.
Art
Whitfield Lovell reinterprets found imagery and references evocative cultural touchstones to add further layers and textures to his drawings and mixed media installations.
Interview
After being dragged into one of 2016's strangest news stories over a mural he made six years ago, Arrington de Dionyso took a public stand against far-right extremists' mob censorship.
Interview
The Native American performance artist DeLesslin George-Warren is giving walking tours of the National Portrait Gallery's hall of presidential portraits with a focus on the history of indigenous American populations.
Art
An exhibition in Washington, DC examines how Japanese artists and designers adopted Art Deco to capture the seductive qualities of a rapidly modernizing society.
Art
Rachel Farbiarz's exhibition at G Fine Art features intricate collages of expressionistic drawings that heighten the experience of watching others witness their lives being upended.
Art
One hundred people gathered to adapt Zoe Leonard's 1992 text piece “I want a president...” for 2016.
Art
In the heart of what was once known as Chocolate City a new museum has found its place on the National Mall.
Art
WASHINGTON, DC — After 100 years of lobbying, 10 years of planning, and almost 5 years of construction, the newest member of the Smithsonian family is finally here.
Art
WASHINGTON, DC — Tucked into a far corner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, an exhibit showcases the extensive career of artist Romaine Brooks, a turn-of-the-20th-century icon who’s since been largely forgotten by the mainstream.
Art
The Corcoran School of the Arts & Design’s class of 2016 had its graduation ceremony on May 14. The following week, more than half of the art school’s full-time faculty were told their contracts would not be renewed.
News
The flags of all 50 states hang in plain sight over the nave of the Washington National Cathedral, but for decades, two Confederate flags went largely unnoticed.