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New GU Gallery Exhibition Tackles Powerful Complexities of Identity and Social Justice

By Elizabethe Bogrette, Deputy Guide Editor January 31, 2024

A new exhibit that focuses on themes of social justice through the lens of historical transparency within Italy opened in the Maria and Alberto De La Cruz Art Gallery on Jan. 26.  The Georgetown University...

Video: Exploring Art and History: Kara Walker Exhibits at Georgetown

Video: Exploring Art and History: Kara Walker Exhibits at Georgetown

By Alexis Lien November 21, 2023

https://youtu.be/bJ5TuE1-PlY Artist Kara Walker has produced a number of widely-acclaimed and culturally relevant pieces, and several of these are now on display at Georgetown University’s de la...

Disability Culture Art Display Opens in Lauinger Library

Disability Culture Art Display Opens in Lauinger Library

By Anna Lim and Olivia Noreke October 13, 2023

The Disability Cultural Center (DCC), the department of art and art history and the Georgetown University Library jointly hosted the opening reception of an art exhibit on Oct. 11. The exhibit, titled...

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Announces New Exhibit on Streetscapes and Urban Change

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Announces New Exhibit on Streetscapes and Urban Change

By Abby Tucker September 7, 2023

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) announced a new exhibit that will be on display in the Freer Gallery of Art from Nov. 18, 2023 to May 4, 2024. The exhibit, titled “Whistler:...

Georgetown Professor Explores Jewish Identity Through Art in New Exhibit

Georgetown Professor Explores Jewish Identity Through Art in New Exhibit

By Rachel Won May 6, 2021

In the pigment print titled “Okuniewicz,” a suit-clad Clark Kent, Superman’s alter ego, sits above a background of speckled matzo bread. Above Kent’s raised eyebrow and blue-toned hair is typography...

NYU Grey Art Gallery Spotlights Pioneers of Arab Art

NYU Grey Art Gallery Spotlights Pioneers of Arab Art

By Faris Bseiso February 6, 2020

Over the past decade, identity has dominated both political and cultural discourse in the US. With the new decade at a nascent stage, a former Georgetown instructor looks to use visual art to expand the...

FILE PHOTO: ALEXANDRA BRUNJES/THEHOYA | The Hirshhorns exhibit from Marcel Duchamp conveys the modern artists proclivity for using art as humorous commentary that transcends the visual quality of the work.

Marcel DuChamp Exhibit Documents Progression of Artist’s Career

By Alexandra Brunjes November 15, 2019

Contemporary art always brings out visceral feelings about the definition of art — to some people, a wheel sitting on a stool could never be considered art. As a foil to this belief, Marcel Duchamp...

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Artechouse Unveils a ‘Cherry Blossom Dream’

By Alia Kawar April 4, 2018

As a young girl waved her arms in a slow, circular motion, her movements were mirrored onto an interactive wall: Waves of fluorescent colors appeared against the constantly turning cherry blossoms....

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Science and Art Come Together at the Freer and Sackler Galleries

By Maddie Finn January 17, 2018

Positioned on Independence Avenue by the National Mall, the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery feature world-renowned American and Asian art collections. Unlike more aesthetic-driven...

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Exploring the Complexities of Communication at the Hirshhorn

By Maddie Finn December 5, 2017

Known for pushing the boundaries of artistic expression, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden’s latest exhibit, “The Message: New Media Works,” challenges its viewers to re-examine their...

Exhibit Review: Art and Science Working for a Better Environment

By Jose Villalobos November 18, 2016

A commentary on humanity’s effect on the environment, a critique of materialistic trends in society and a testament to earth’s regenerative abilities, Denise Milan’s multi-faceted exhibition “Mist...

Elevating the Ordinary

By Kaley Beins September 7, 2012

A work of art can be any imaginable thing, and this is the beginning of modern painting.”  This quote from American artist George Bellows fittingly introduces his exhibit in the National Gallery...

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