Museum Shows
The
National Portrait Gallery marks inauguration weekend by temporarily displaying iconic portraits of President
Obama by
Chuck Close and
Shepard Fairey, January 19 through 21.
Through January 31 at the
Phillips Collection, see
“Political Wits, 100 Years Apart: Daumier and Oliphant,” an exhibition revealing work from the museum’s permanent collection by the two political
satirists.
At the
National Gallery of Art January 27 through May 6 is
“Color, Line, Light: French Drawings, Watercolors, and Pastels from Delacroix to Signac.” The show, which comes from the Musée des Impressionismes in Giverny, features some
100 works from the collection of James T. Dyke, revealing the evolution of drawing
in France in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Gallery Exhibitions
“Donkeys and Elephants,” an inauguration-inspired show celebrating political cartoonists and their work, runs
January 4 through 26 at
Studio Gallery.
January 5 through February 2, Joelle Dietrick and Owen Mundy present an animated installation
titled
“Grid, Sequence Me” at
Flashpoint. The two Florida artists riff on DC architecture in the work.
“Love of Nature: Chinese Watercolor Paintings by Irene Tsai” runs January 8 through February 2 at Bethesda’s
Waverly Street Gallery.
“David Amoroso: Delicate/Violent” opens January 9 at
Artisphere, displaying the artist’s portraits of rappers and reggaetoneros.
“The Points That Bring Us From Here to There” opens January 11 at
Honfleur Gallery, displaying solo work by photographers and mappers Michael Dax Iacovone and Kathryn
Zazenski as well as a collaborative work by both. Through February 22.
“The Soul of the City,” a photography exhibition featuring work by local artists Michael Andrade, Jim Darling,
Emily Redi, and more, opens January 11 at the
Gallery at Vivid Solutions (temporarily housed at Honfleur Gallery while its permanent space is renovated).
“Rise and Shine: New Paintings by Patrick Brennan” opens January 11 at
Heiner Contemporary, featuring acrylic paintings and collages. Through February 23.
“Sandy’s Stories: An Epilogue of Hurricane Sandy” opens January 20 at George Washington University’s
Gallery 102, presenting installations, collages, and other works inspired by individual responses
to last year’s hurricane. Through February 1.
American University’s
Katzen Arts Center presents two shows of work by Russian artists: contemporary sculptor
Grisha Bruskin and large-scale multimedia artist
Andrei Molodkin. Opening January 26.
Art Events
January 10 at the
National Archives, NPR’s
Scott Simon and biographer
Kitty Kelley present more than 200 photos from
Capturing Camelot, photojournalist Stanley Tretick’s book about the Kennedys.
The
Washington Winter Show runs
January 10 through 13 at American University’s
Katzen Arts Center featuring fine arts, crafts, and more.
January 17, the
Phillips screens
Veilhan Versailles, a movie following French artist Xavier Veilhan, currently the subject of a show
at the museum.
The
Sugarloaf Crafts Festival returns to the
Dulles Expo Center January 25 through 27.
January 31 at the
Phillips, the museum teams up with Arena Stage to preview Double Edge Theatre’s
The Grand Parade, a play inspired by Marc Chagall.
Also on
January 31 is the
National Portrait Gallery’s Rock and Roll Pop Quiz.
