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• Art-o-Mat Swap Meet, Take 2

  

  The American Art Museum will host its second Art-o-mat® swap meet on Saturday, July 26 in collaboration with Artists in Cellophane. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Q and Art: Just Looking

  

  This post is part of an ongoing series on Eye Level: Q and Art, where American Art's Research department brings you interesting questions and answers about art... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Luce Unplugged Showcase: (Almost) Five Questions with Chris Taylor of Pygmy Lush

  

  Just in time for the arrival of D.C. heat and humidity, we're bringing you our special Luce Unplugged Community Showcase, live from American Art's Luce... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Five Questions with Michael Maglaras, Director of The Great Confusion: The 1913...

  

  On July 16th, the American Art Museum welcomes writer and director Michael Maglaras, who will introduce his documentary, The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Acquisitions: Purvis Young's The Struggle

  

  American Art's curator of folk and self-taught art, Leslie Umberger, talks about the museum's recent acquisition of a major painting by Purvis Young, The... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• July 4th: The American Experience in American Art

  

  Tomorrow is the 4th of July! And in today’s technological age it has become almost traditional on social media to post holiday specific imagery in celebration o... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Picture This: Watching the World Cup at American Art

  

  Fans Attending the World Cup at the Kogod Courtyard Yesterday (Click on image for larger view) The American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery opened... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• American Art's Summer Instagram Challenge: 30-Days of Outdoor Sculpture

  

  During the month of July 2014, join fellow photographers and the American Art Museum on a quest to find outdoor sculpture. We are partnering with Restless... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Five Questions with Filmaker David Sutherland

  

  This weekend the Smithsonian American Art Museum will screen two documentary films that focus on artists whose work is featured in the exhibit Modern American... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Luce Design: Five Questions with Street Artist DECOY

  

  It’s officially summer! And that means the return of Luce Design, a series of talks in the Luce Foundation Center hosting various types of designers and keen... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• In This Case: Nam June Paik Archive

  

  If you've been following Eye Level for a while, you won't be surprised to know we love Nam June Paik. We celebrate his birthday every summer and held a... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Window into the Lives of Artists’ Models

  

  Recently, the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art opened an exhibition of archival photographs and documents dedicated to the untold stories of artists'... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Fathers and Sons: Ralph and Marc Fasanella

  

  In honor of Father's Day and in celebration of the exhibition Ralph Fasanella: Lest We Forget, Eye Level asked the artist's son, Marc Fasanella, about his... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Cleaning Roy Lichtenstein's Modern Head

  

  Our conservation staff cleans Roy Lichtenstein's Modern Head (Click on photos for larger view.) Photos © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein American Art's conservation... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Upcoming: Our Next Handi-Hour

  

  Katie Crooks, public program coordinator at American Art and the woman behind Handi-Hour, discusses the genesis for the DIY projects at our next Handi-Hour on... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Throwback Thursday: Seeing Things (1)

  

  It's Throwback Thursday! And we at Eye Level have decided it's a great opportunity to bring back some of our interesting posts from the past. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Our America: Radiante

  

  Olga Albizu's Radiante With the exhibition Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art on the road, I found myself missing an old favorite from the... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Q and Art: Stanton Macdonald-Wright and His Kinetic Art Machine

  

  This post is part of an ongoing series on Eye Level: Q and Art, where American Art's Research department brings you interesting questions and answers about art... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Acquisitions: Donald Judd's Untitled

  

  American Art's sculpture curator, Karen Lemmey, talks about the museum's recent acquisition by Donald Judd. Donald Judd's Untitled Recently, American Art... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Cineconcert: 5 Questions with Ben-Hur Composer Andrew E. Simpson

  

  The Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery are excited to welcome acclaimed pianist Andrew E. Simpson to the museums this Sunday to... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE