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Eye Level is the blog from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 525 )
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Handi-Hour: A Penny For Your Thoughts
Stacey Lee Webber, Detail, The Craftsman Series: Shovels, 2011, pennies, Courtesy of the artist Now that winter has descended on DC after a two year hiatus, it'... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Nam June Paik from A to Zen
Nam June Paik's Zen for TV Nam June Paik was more than a guy who made sculptural work with televisions. He was a thoughtful, prescient artist who turned ideas... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Five Questions: A Sing-Along with Wyckham Avery
This Sunday, local actor Wyckham Avery will share excerpts from her latest solo project, Just Sing Me a Song, as part of the museum's ongoing series presented... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
40 Under 40: Five Questions with Artist Laurel Roth
Debrah Dunner, curatorial assistant at our Renwick Gallery, interviewed Laurel Roth, a featured artist in the 40 Under 40: Craft Futures exhibition, now on... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Nam June Paik: Because Almost All of the Audience is Uninvited
This blog post is part of a series of pieces about our film and media arts initiatives here at American Art. Michael Mansfield, associate curator of film and... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Love at First Sight: Nick Cave's Soundsuit
Nick Cave's Soundsuit It was love at first sight when I saw American Art's museum staff erect the quirky mix of armature, doilies, and glitter, which artist Nic... Read more
Posted on 26 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Seeing Things (9): Flowers in December
This is the ninth in a series of personal observations about how people experience and explore museums. Take a look at Howard's other blog posts on the... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Preparing for Our America: Portraying Community in a Contested Field
Curator E. Carmen Ramos and curatorial assistant Florencia Bazzano-Nelson discuss Sophie Rivera's untitled photographic portraits that will be included in our... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Picture This: American Art's Civil War Podcast
The Civil War and American Art will open at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on November 16, 2012. This exhibition explores the transformative and emotional... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Installing Nam June Paik: 4 Days in 3 Minutes
Nam June Paik: Global Visionary opens next week on December 13, 2012. The exhibition features key artworks from Paik's career that demonstrate the complexity... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
The Civil War and American Art: Cotopaxi, America's "Moral Compass"
This blog post is part of a monthly Eye Level feature on our exhibition The Civil War and American Art. Curator Eleanor Harvey talks about many of the... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
The Hampton Throne is Reinstalled!
James Hampton's Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly It seemed strangely appropriate that the art handlers were not wearing... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Nam June Paik: Television as Medium
The exhibition Nam June Paik: Global Visionary opens at American Art on December 13, 2012. This is a complicated installation with artworks that involve a mix o... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Seen and Not Heard: Kerry James Marshall
Kerry James Marshall's Sob Sob Kerry James Marshall, whose work Sob Sob is on view in the museum's Lincoln Gallery on the third floor, chronicles the African... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
In This Case: Fall into the Gap
Two of the gaps to be filled with American art by the Luce Center staff. I've had dreams about WPA murals measuring forty inches wide. Read more
Posted on 20 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
War and Paint: Art of the Civil War
Eastman Johnson's Negro Life at the South. Eye Level had a chance to speak with Eleanor Harvey, senior curator at American Art, and curator of the new... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Revealing Homer in A Visit from the Old Mistress
Top: Winslow Homer's A Visit from the Old Mistress (white rectangle marks area of newly discovered signature). Bottom: Signature closeup. Click on image to... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Q and Art: Liberty
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi's Liberty Question: Is American Art’s Liberty sculpture one of the models made to raise money for the construction of the Statue of... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Announcing the Winner of the Contemporary Artist Award
Cool Spot by Kathy Butterly Today, the American Art Museum announced that Kathy Butterly is the 2012 winner of our Contemporary Artist Award. Read more
Posted on 05 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
The Civil War and American Art: The Power of Images
This blog post inaugurates a monthly Eye Level feature on our upcoming exhibition The Civil War and American Art. Curator Eleanor Harvey will be talking about... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY