Hirshhorn Announces Spring 2015 Films and Programs
March 12, 2015
Highlights Include Jason Moran and Theaster Gates March 19
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden presents its spring films and programs beginning March 19. Events will be held at the museum’s Ring Auditorium unless otherwise noted. All are free of charge. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Jason Moran and Theaster Gates: Meet the Artists
Film: Jason Moran: Looks of a Lot (2014)
Thursday, March 19; 6 p.m. film, 7:15 p.m. discussion
The jazz pianist, composer and performance artist, recently announced as a participant in the 2015 Venice Biennale, and the visual artist discuss their collaborative performance and screen the documentary based on it.
Film: Jessica Oreck’s The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga (2014)
Thursday, March 26; 7 p.m.
The film is a phantasmagoric, adult take on the classic Slavic fairytale.
Curators in Conversation: Melissa Chiu and James T. Demetrion
Hirshhorn: Past, Present, and Future
Thursday, April 2; 6:30 p.m.
The current and former directors discuss the legacy and future of the museum.
Julie Mehretu: Meet the Artist
Friday, April 24; 6:30 p.m.
The Ethiopian-born American artist’s semiabstract painting is included in the exhibition “The Divine Comedy: Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell Revisited by Contemporary African Artists” at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art.
Film: Marianne Lamour’s The Art Rush (2013)
Thursday, May 7; 7 p.m.
This insightful look at the art market follows the money on the international circuit of biennials, fairs and auctions.
About the Hirshhorn
Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is the Smithsonian Institution’s museum of international modern and contemporary art. With nearly 12,000 paintings, sculptures, photographs, mixed-media installations, works on paper and new media works, its holdings encompass one of the leading collections of postwar American and European art. The Hirshhorn presents diverse exhibitions and offers an array of public programs that explore modern and contemporary art. Located at Independence Avenue and Seventh Street S.W., the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (closed Dec. 25). Admission to the galleries and special programs is free. For more information about exhibitions and events, visit hirshhorn.si.edu. Follow the Hirshhorn on Facebook at facebook.com/hirshhorn, on Twitter at twitter.com/hirshhorn, on Tumblr at hirshhorn.tumblr.com and on Instagram at instagram.com/hirshhorn. Or sign up for the museum’s eBlasts at hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/social-media. To request accessibility services, contact Kristy Maruca at marucak@si.edu or (202) 633-2796, preferably two weeks in advance.
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