Local artist Amy Lin’s solo show, Kinetics, is about to open at Addison/Ripley Fine Art. In this post Lenny Campello interviews Lin on her inspirations, challenges, and more. An excerpt: “For a couple of years now I've been advising readers who ...
Picked by: HD Why: Paul Taylor is characterized in this month's Dance Magazine as creating choreography that represents "extreme moods". Next weekend, DC has the opportunity to see this in person. As part of "Catalyst", a mixed repertory evening ...
I have a mental cache of conversations exchanged between strangers-turned-friends regarding my artwork. The second or third question folks usually ask is, “Which school did you go to?” When I reply that I’m self-taught, a puzzled expression slowly ...
by Blair Murphy Talk to ten different visual artists in the DC area and you're likely to hear about ten different working situations. From former auto body shops and row-house basements to corners of studio apartments and space subsidized by non-profits, ...
by Heather Desaulniers The re-staging of work establishes a genealogy in dance. Many companies reproduce historical compositions, and as new pieces are created these works enter into the collective ouevre of the field. Technology, notation and personal recollection can ...
“It all started because of this bird pin I’m wearing,” Delphine Hirasuna told us the other day at the American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery in preparation for the March 5 opening of The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps 1942–1946.”
“Nobody likes to be labeled, right? Especially not artists who tend to be contrary, rebellious types. However, artist “categories” are bandied about by artists, gallerists, jurors, and critics and most of the people using these terms seem to be clueless, when questioned about what they actually mean.”
“American Gong’ rocks because…it rocks. We have a breath of fresh rocking air in the indie world. Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss are still quite capable of knocking our socks off, and they keep it simple in the process.”
“In my opinion, Frank Warren is the best-known DC-based artist in the world….Warren’s worldwide art project PostSecret is not only one of the Internet’s most popular and visited websites, but also has spawned a whole series of best-selling books…”
Tori Milko interviews artist Decoy. They discuss the recent Activation 2719 exhibit.
