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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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| Summer! It's about time for a new hobby, don't you think? Have you considered getting to know more about art? Sure, we all know the names Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Picasso, Sargent, and O'Keeffe...but what about those who have come more recently? What about that pesky term that flummoxes so many of us? What about, "contemporary art?" Never fear! We at American Art want you to at least try to understand the concepts and inspirations behind so many contemporary artists' work. So this summer we've got a new series, "Is This Art?" and we want to see you there. Check out the dates below, as well as some other upcoming gems, and expand your interests this summer!
Public Affairs
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Black Lens: African American PhotographersFriday, June 22 at 7pm
Photographs can provide insight into the history and culture of an era. Three leading African American photographers-- Tony Gleaton, Earlie Hudnall Jr., and Marilyn Nance--discuss their images, which are featured in the exhibition. Deborah Willis, professor of photography at New York University and author of Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present, will moderate.
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The Gamer and the Video Game
Wednesday, June 27 at 6pm
Join The Art of Video Games curator Chris Melissinos, as he discusses this groundbreaking exhibition. Melissinos will explore the forty years of video game evolution as a new art form and describe the development of The Art of Video Games from idea to installation and beyond.
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Is This Art?
Baffled by a lot of contemporary art? Feel like you don't "get it"? Join us for a new series of gallery talks focused solely on modern and contemporary art. Guided Looking is facilitated by a museum staff member. Open Discussion encourages free-flowing conversation and debate.
July 10 at 6pm
Open Discussion
July 24 at noon
Guided Looking
August 1 at noon
Open Discussion
August 29 at 6pm
Guided Looking
Please meet in the museum's Lincoln Gallery, third floor
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IMAGES
Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Street Champion, ©1986 Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Chris Melissinos, curator of The Art of Video Games
Ellsworth Kelly, Blue on White, 1961, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. |
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All programs free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th & F Streets NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Renwick Gallery
Pennsylvania Ave at 17th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
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