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Please do support the artists and their work by visiting their respective sites and checking out any future exhibitions their work may be displayed at. Hope you found some inspiration from February’s edition of ART PICKS!
Selamawit
Posted in SIGHT, Uncategorized
Tagged 2011, Art, Art Picks, Artists, February, February 2011, Miss Van, Nouveau, Orphan Elliott, Robin Williams, SIGHTS, Visual Artists, Visual Arts
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Hope you found some inspiration from this month’s edition of ART PICKS! Please make sure to go and support each respective artist!
Selamawit
Posted in SIGHT, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Art Picks, Artists, Daryll Peirce, JANUARY 2011, Mark Warren Jacques, Nouveau, Visual Artists, Yago Hortal
ANIEKAN presents CAN U DIG IT? a solo exhibition featuring all new and affordable works . This new body of work will take you back, all the way back to the 70′s. Drawings, paintings, prints, t-shirts and more!!!
Posted in EVENTS
Tagged 1314 9th St NW, Aniekan Udofia, Art, Can U Dig It?, Cre8 Space Studio, DMV, EVENTS, Visual Artists, Visual Arts
Mid City Artists is holding an Open Studios that is free and open to the public. It is a twice-yearly event that draws hundreds to the Mid City area in the heart of DC. The event is being held this coming weekend, Nov 6-7th. Here is a downloadable map of where to see all the artworks. Below are my picks of the artists that are due to participate in this event this weekend:
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Please make sure to go and support this great event this weekend. Again here is Mid City Artists main site so you can look up more information regarding all the artists and about this weekend’s event.
Selamawit
Posted in SIGHT, Uncategorized
Tagged 2010, Art, Art Picks, Artists, DMV, GEORGE H. SMITH-SHOMARI, Glenn Fry, Hannah Naomi Kim, NOVEMBER 2010, Regina Miele, Robert T. Cole, Scott G. Brooks, SIGHT, Visual Arts
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I hope you enjoyed the October edition of Art Picks. Check out some of the previous editions here. Also if you are an artist yourself, or know of one, drop me a note below so they can be considered for future lists!
Selamawit
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Art Picks, Artists, Boyd Webb, Hindol Brahmbhatt, Matt Small, OCTOBER 2010, Pae White, Photography, Scott Hansen, Visual Arts
"Another Midnight Run," 2009, Acrylic on canvas, 48 ½ x 36 ½
"The Tea Party/After Hours," 2009, Acrylic on Canvas Collaborative piece w/artist Sydney Chastain-Chapman
"Make it Reign," 2009, Acrylic on Canvas
"King of Sorrow," 2010, Acrylic on Canvas
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The Long Awaited (2008) Silicone, fibreglass, human hair, leather, plywood, clothing. 152x80x92cm
Nest (2006), edition 2/3. Fibreglass, automotive paint, cycle parts. 90x150x170cm
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Color siete 1978 62 x 62 x 16 cm (photo Béatrice Hatala)
Harmonie transformable 1956 100 x 40 x 100 cm
Dynamique de la couleur 1957 67 x 67 x 15 cm (photo André Morain)
Vibraciones 1959 70 x 127 cm
Progression au sol Extension bleue et noire 1982 60 x 500 x 500 cm
Esfera virtual amarilla 1983 500 x 500 x 500 cm
Penetrable of Tongyoung Tongyoung Nammang Open Air Scukpture Park, South Korea 1997 4,50 x 4 x 10 m
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Christian Boltanski, «Réliquaire», 1990 Photography | ©
Christian Boltanski, A reserva dos suiços mortos, 1991
"No Man's Land", 2010
I hope you enjoyed the August edition of Art Picks. Check back on the previous months lists here and stay tuned for the ones to come!
Selamawit
Posted in SIGHT, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Art Picks, Artists, August 2010, Christian Boltanski, Jesús Rafael Soto, Nina Chanel Abney, Patricia Piccinini
Check out this edition of Art Picks 04052010
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Hope you liked this edition of Art Picks!
Selamawit
Posted in SIGHT, Uncategorized
Tagged 042010, 2010, Art, Art Picks, Artists, Dan Baldwin, Etienne Clement, guy denning, Neequaye Dreph, SIGHT, Visual Arts
Here are some great events you all should check out to help you round out this month.
Free Film Screening and Discussion of SOLD: Fighting the New Global Slave Trade from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
in Georgetown at Letelier Theater. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Details about the event and more info about the film and how to RSVP can be found here. If you enjoy going out to Film events, you can check out the Washington Film MeetUp Group here.
Letelier Theater
3251 Prospect Street, NW (map)
Washington, DC 20007
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Up and Up’s Open Mic Night at Liv. Presented by a group of talented individuals from the DMV area. This open mic event occurs every Tuesday with happy hour starting at 6pm. The House Band is Mambo Sauce and there is a collaboration of music, comedy, and poetry that is showcased throughout the night. More info here.
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Free Classical Concert at the National Gallery of Art at 12:10pm. Music by African American composers and being presented in honor of African American History Month. The musical showcase is going to be in the West Building Ground Floor, Lecture Hall. For more info go here.
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AFROBEAT THURSDAYS: Monthly party held at Bossa Lounge in Adams Morgan. Downstairs live performance by Elikeh and upstairs DJ Underdog spins nothing but records. (Check out my past reviews of it here).
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IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas. An ongoing exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian focusing on the lives of people of dual African American and Native American ancestry. Museum is open from 10am-5pm. More info here.
National Geographic Presents…Global Glimpses Series Showing all Foreign Film nominees for this year’s Oscars in the Grosvenor Auditorium. A 5-film pass is $35 and single tickets are $8. Event starts at 7pm. For more info go here.
The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present is an exhibit at the Anacostia Museum. Exhibit showcases the history and strong African presence in Mexican culture. For more info go here.
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Make sure you check out these great events!
-Selamawit
Posted in EVENTS, Uncategorized
Tagged Afrobeat Thursdays, Anacostia Museum, Art, Artists, Bohemian Caverns, EVENTS, Film Screening, IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas, Letelier Theater, Museums, National Gallery of Art, National Geographic, National Museum of the American Indian, SIGHTS & SOUNDS, SOLD: Fighting the New Global Slave Trade, The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present, The Beat Clash, Up and Up's Open Mic Night at Liv
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**modern day Malick Sidibe
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*DMVer + Recipient of the sixth David. C. Driskell Prize by the High Museum of Art
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I hope you enjoyed this month’s Artist Picks.
-Selamawit
Posted in SIGHT, Uncategorized
Tagged 02102010, 2010, Art, Art Picks, Artis Lane, Artists, Betye Saar, BHM 2010, Black History Month, David. C. Driskell Prize, Deborah Willis, DMV, February, High Museum of Art, Malick Sidibe, Nontsikelelo “Lolo” Veleko, Renee Stout, Samuel Fosso, Sculptures, SIGHT, Visual Arts, William Pope
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I hope you liked this week’s picks. Feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think about this set of artists.
-Selamawit
Posted in SIGHT, Uncategorized
Tagged 02052010, 2010, Art, Art Picks, Herbert Bailone, Ian Francis, Montana Forbes, Nathan DeYoung, Robert Longo, Visual Arts
