The art world of D.C. is starting off strong in the New Year with exciting fresh exhibits and intriguing older ones that will soon be taken off of display. From embroidered images that share tales of lost lovers to the artifacts of Thomas Jefferson's slaves to the real deal on the Quileute Indians. There is something for the right brain in everyone.
We've compiled a list of the top ten must-see viewings for January.
Andy Warhol: Shadows–Ending on Jan.15, this exhibit, housed at theHirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden. Itconsists of 102 silkscreened and hand-painted canvases installed edge-to-edge extending for almost 450 linear feet, featuring distorted photographs of shadows generated in the artist's studio.
@ Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Independence Ave & 7th Street SW, Washington, DC
‘Double Dare Ya'Exhibit – On display until Jan. 28, the Transformer Gallery's9th Annual DC Artist Solo Exhibition presents the work of Lily DeSaussure in a site-specific installation of hand-embroidered images which the artists uses to tell the autobiographical story of boyfriends past and the realization of self.
@ Transformer Gallery, 1404 P Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Art @ Work– Beginning on Jan. 13 at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Art @ Work will use graffiti-style mural art to bring Washington DC residents together in beautifying their neighborhoods. Visitors of all artistic backgrounds are invited to work with Albus Cavus to create a public art piece incorporating their unique voices and perspectives, which will eventually be installed in a local neighborhood as part of Albus Cavus' Open Walls project.
@ Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, 1632 U Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves – Beginning on Jan. 13, the folklore and artwork of the Quileute tribe of Washington State, made popular by Stephanie Meyer's Twilight saga (Team Jacob!), will be on view at the American Indian Museum through May 9. Leave the ‘shape-shifting' opinions of the tribe at the door.
@ American Indian Museum, 300 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, D.C.
Reverb + Echo: A Haitian Landscape –Ongoing at the Studio Gallery,this partnered exhibition features photography by Keith Lane of everyday life in post-earthquake Haiti, and artwork by Jenna Crowder inspired by each of those images.
@Studio Gallery, 2108 R Street NW,Washington, D.C.
Artuaré and Conversations in the Contemporary – On view through April at the Anacostia Community Museumare two installations in the 2nd part of the exhibition series Call and Response: Creativity and Community. In Artuaré Steven M. Cumming presents multilayered installations that take on the power of visual representation and show how images can shape our ideas of who we are.In Conversations in the Contemporary, CreativeJunkfood presents a video installation featuring animation, spoken word, and music that explores personal identity in the political, social, and cultural environment.
@ Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, D.C.
Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty– Through artwork, documents, and artifacts found at his estate, The National Museum of African American History and Culture further examines Thomas Jefferson's contradicting views on slavery by exploring the lives of six slave families who lived and worked on his plantation. On display from Jan. 27 through October, the exhibition also includes interviews with 170 descendants of slaves who lived at Monticello.
@ National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
The Beautiful Time: Photography by Sammy Baloji -- On view through 2012 at the Natural History Museum, Congolese photographer Sammy Baloji brings together images from the time after Congo's independence and the golden days of its copper mining industry with those of today in an exploration of memory.
@ Natural History Museum, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW, Washington, D.C.
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