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Andy Warhol: Shadows
First exhibited in 1979, Shadows was rarely seen as a complete group until it went on view at Dia in 1998. At the Hirshhorn, the paintings, which are always installed edge-to-edge, will extend uninterrupted for almost 450 linear feet around the Museum’s distinctive curved galleries, emphasizing the cinematic quality of the work and providing a unique opportunity to see the work in its entirety.
in depth
Willem de Kooning's sixty-year career began in his native Holland, where he studied fine and applied arts at the Rotterdam Academy.
staff picks
Jennifer's Pick - Joseph Cornell
Jennifer's Pick - Damien Hirst
collection highlights
Podcast: National Geographic travel writer Andrew Evans on Hamish Fulton
Listen to the podcast of this Friday Gallery Talk with National Geographic travel writer Andrew Evans on Hamish Fulton.
exhibition highlights
Black Box: Nira Pereg
This Black Box presentation features 67 Bows, 2006, a work inspired by visits to the Karlsruhe Zoo, where Pereg studied a flock of flamingos. Employing various camera angles, the artist offers sumptuous close-ups of these exotic animals calmly going about their instinctual business. Over the muffled noise of the birds’ squawks and clucks she adds a provocative, sporadically timed soundtrack, implying disturbing human intrusion into their peaceful realm and evoking a sense of suspense and heightened apprehension among viewers who must question the relationship between what they see and what they hear.
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