Art
Artist's Diaries Since 1865
From Vincent Van Gogh to Joseph Cornell, writing has always been a crucial part of the artist's life.
Washington DC
Opinion
George W. Bush's Aristocratic "Art"
Presidents have painted before, but that doesn't make this denunciation any less earned. Bush's diplomacy was bloody, criminal, and disastrous; his "personal diplomacy" is of the same murderous hand.
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End of the Corcoran? New Plan Would Dissolve the Gallery
After years of financial crisis, Washington, DC's Corcoran Gallery of Art — the city's largest and oldest private museum, which focuses on American art — has announced a plan that would see it “cease to exist as an independent institution," the Washington Post reports.
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The Visual Memory of Ai Weiwei's Survey at the Hirshhorn Museum
Ai Weiwei's survey at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC ended this past Sunday, and on that last day clusters of visitors gathered around each piece with camera phones out in documentation, especially at the end piece "Cube Light." The highly photogenic glimmering box of glass crystals from his
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Corcoran Isn't Selling Its Historic Building, But May Seek Institutional Partners
Washington, D.C.'s Corcoran Gallery of Art will be remaining in its historic building after all, backing off from plans it had been developing to sell its aging Beaux-Arts structure, which it has resided in since 1897, and move out to the city's suburbs.
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Washington Monument Closed Indefinitely
"The National Park Service said Monday that the Washington Monument will be closed indefinitely and that the 5.8 magnitude earthquake in August had done more damage to the monument than had been previously disclosed." [WashPo [http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/washington-monuments-elevator-damaged
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Crack Epidemic Hits Washington Icon
WASHINGTON, DC — The crack epidemic in the Nation's capital reached new heights yesterday when the news came out that the Washington Monument has a crack problem. The monument has been closed indefinitely and rumors are that the Congress is attempting to secure a room at Betty Ford for the 555 foot
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National Cathedral in DC Suffers Minor Damage in East Coast Quake
"The Washington National Cathedral, the highest building in the city, suffered damage in Tuesday's earthquake, with three pinnacles in the central tower breaking off, a spokesman said." [Reuters [http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/23/us-quake-usa-cathedral-idUSTRE77M72Q20110823]]
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The Man Finally Wins, Martin Luther King Jr Memorialized in White
Today, the Martin Luther King, Jr National Memorial opened in the nation's capital. The project includes a 28 ft tall granite monument on the National Mall carved by Chinese sculptor Lei Yixin. It is the first monument to a non-US president on the National Mall and the first dedicated to a black Ame
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Visual Treats at DC's Phillips Collection
Washington, DC is a great museum town. During my dozen or so trips over the years I have yet to see all the Smithsonian institutions so I didn't feel the need to ventured far from The Mall for my art fix. This time I avoided the Smithsonian all together and headed for one situated in the Dupont Circ
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Budget Cuts May Kill a $9.5 Million Art Grant Program
The list of domestic spending cuts for the new national budget announced by the US government this morning includes $13 million in funding cuts for both the NEA and the NEH, but that's just the start of the damage. $8.5 million has been cut from the NGA budget, and reduced funding to a program that
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Will a Government Shutdown Close DC Museums?
This weekend, the usually free National Gallery of Art might not be. In fact, it could not be open at all. With the possibility of a government shutdown looming as a result of disagreements between Democrats and Republicans over the national budget, public museums may be the first institutions to cl