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‘Kusama: Infinity’ Paints a Vivid Picture of Yayoi Kusama’s Troubled Life

By Gabrielle Irwin September 16, 2018

“Kusama: Infinity,” a whimsically crafted documentary following top-selling female Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, explores every brushstroke of her career and dark corner of her deeply afflicted...

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE

Mark Bradford Presents ‘Pickett’s Charge’ at the Hirshhorn

By Julia Yaeger November 10, 2017

“It kind of worked out, right?” said Mark Bradford, smiling and gesturing to his almost-400-square-foot creation at the Nov. 7 press preview of his new exhibit, “Pickett’s Charge.” The contemporary...

Empowering Women Through Art at the Zenith Gallery

Empowering Women Through Art at the Zenith Gallery

By Maddie Finn October 31, 2017

Walking into the “Artists Femina” exhibit at Zenith Gallery is an arresting experience. The walls, floors, tables — every possible surface — are covered in an almost dizzying, captivating array...

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM

Museum Exhibits Across the District

By Meena Raman May 19, 2017

“Wish Tree for Washington, D.C.” The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is one of D.C.’s premier art galleries, attracting millions of visitors each year with its eye-catching exhibits. In...

THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION

Inside the Mind of George Condo

By William Leo April 22, 2017

George Condo is grotesque. In “The Way I Think,” an exhibit of drawings and sketches by the American contemporary visual artist are showing now at the Phillips Collection, vicious smiles leer from...

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Aaron Maybin is on a mission to prove the power of artistic expression. After Baltimore cut its arts and music programs, Maybin launched his own program in the city with a focus on underprivileged and at-risk youth.

Art as Activism

By Kate Kim and Sabrina Fincher February 26, 2016

Aaron Maybin, a former National Football League star, retired from professional football in 2014 to pursue a notable track in art and philanthropy full time, with the mission of encouraging underprivileged...

MCCOY: Making Art My Own Liberation

MCCOY: Making Art My Own Liberation

By Maya McCoy October 30, 2015

I spent most of middle school and high school pursuing things that other people told me I should. In seventh grade, my art teacher told me I was good at drawing, so I drew. In my senior year, my science...

NAAZ MODAN FOR THE HOYA

Photo Essay: Craft

By Guide Editor October 9, 2015

The typical Georgetown student does not exist. We live on a campus filled with dance groups, preprofessional organizations, acting troupes, creative writing clubs, a cappella groups and countless others,...

Movie Review: ‘Woman in Gold’

By Nicole Ong March 20, 2015

★★★☆☆ “People forget, especially the young.” These words, uttered by Maria Altmann (Dame Helen Mirren) in the Holocaust-inspired film “Woman in Gold,” perfectly encapsulate the film’s...

Lauinger, Reimagined

By The Editorial Board November 11, 2014

When Reimagine Georgetown was established in 2003, hopes were high that three of the university’s largest student organizations — the Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union,...

Metro Goghs With a New SmarTrip Design

Metro Goghs With a New SmarTrip Design

By KP and KP October 21, 2013

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has recently released limited-edition Vincent Van Gogh Commemorative Metro SmarTrip cards! The Commemorative Card was released in partnership...

Restored Painting Now at Rest on Hilltop

By David Schuler January 31, 2012

Over 80 years ago, William Francis Boland returned to his Germantown, Md., farmhouse with a painting that had been passed down through his family for generations. The painting was the self-portrait...

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