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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Nov 11

Sam Gilliam’s Long-Awaited Pace Exhibition Blurs the Boundaries of Painting

The volume of works on view in Sam Gilliam's exhibition at Pace is impressive for any artist. More so for an artist who is 86.
By David D'Arcy
The National Archives building.
Jan 4

Artists and Museum Staff React to D.C. Institutions Closing Due to Government Shutdown

The National Zoo's giant panda live stream has also been switched off.
By Helen Holmes
Gran Fury's Silence = Death, 1987.
Feb 8

The 1980s: When the Line Between Art and Branding Blurred

As curator Gianni Jetzer said, we blame a lot on the internet, but 'cable TV and fax machines really changed everything.'
By Margaret Carrigan
Arthur Jafa, Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death, 2016.
Dec 11

Curator Mark Beasley Highlights Video and Music In His Hirshhorn Debut

By Margaret Carrigan
Laure Provoust
Sep 28

Top 10 Fall Art Exhibitions

By Taylor Dafoe
Yayoi Kusama's All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins.
Feb 27

Selfie Snapper Smashes Pricey Pumpkin Sculpture at Hirshhorn Museum

By Guelda Voien
Yayoi Kusama's "Infinity Mirrors"
Dec 5

How Yayoi Kusama Has Been a Model for My Own Way of Living

By Yael Naïm
Pope Francis.
May 4

Pope Shares Sistine Chapel Selfie, Hirshhorn Plans Yayoi Kusama Blockbuster—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Mark Bradford in his studio.
Apr 19

Mark Bradford to Represent US at Venice Biennale

By Alanna Martinez
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, Self-portrait in a Straw Hat, 1782.
Feb 15

Museums’ Social Media Campaign Sheds Light on Overlooked Women in Art History

By Alanna Martinez
The new director of New York City's Armory Show Ben Genocchio. Photo: Wiki Commons
Dec 17

NY’s Huge Armory Fair Taps Artnet News Head Genocchio as New Director

By Ryan Steadman and Alexandra Peers
performs onstage at the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival at MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 18, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Nov 4

Miami Police Seize Lil Wayne’s Art, Tehran Could Loan to Hirshhorn, and More

By Alanna Martinez
Mark Bradford's
Oct 16

Mark Bradford to Fill Hirshhorn Gallery with His Largest Piece So Far

By Guelda Voien
Hirst. (Courtesy Getty Images)
Oct 7

Olga Hirshhorn Dead at 95, Damien Hirst Curating South London Show, and More

By Guelda Voien
Lisa Gold
Jul 14

DC’s Hirshhorn Museum Appoints New Director of Public Engagement

By Casey Quackenbush
May 20

Male Art Star on Women Artists: ‘It’s a Fact That Very Few of Them Succeed’

By Ryan Steadman
Koshalek. (Courtesy the Smithsonian Institution)
May 23

Report: Hirshhorn Director Richard Koshalek Will Resign, Following ‘Bubble’ Vote

By Andrew Russeth
May 11

You Can Watch Doug Aitken’s ‘Happening’ at the Hirshhorn Museum Tonight

By M.H. Miller
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. (Courtesy OZinOH/Flickr)
May 2

Hirshhorn Taps Three New Curators

By Andrew Russeth
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