“Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge”

LA artist—and MacArthur “genius” grant recipient—Mark Bradford has created eight huge paintings for this site-specific exhibit, which will encircle the Hirshhorn’s third floor, creating a “cyclorama” effect. The abstracts, each more than 45 feet long, are inspired by a 19th-century depiction of the Battle of Gettysburg—and, the artist says, by our current political moment.