Interesting June 2010 Art Exhibits

Breaking from my backlog of murals to quickly post a list of a few interesting exhibits:

1) Art Drawings from Cancer Diagnosis by the late Alex Todorovich — Joan Hisaoka Gallery on U Street, DC

–Although, sadly, I never got around to seeing this (just ended on June 19), I thought it was a wonderful take on remaining positive while in the state of deep reflective thinking when we are dealt with such circumstances.

— For some reason her work reminds me of Marga Hayes Ingram with it’s symbolism.

2) Read My Pins: The Madeline Albright Collection — Smithsonian Castle, DC through October 11

–This one I want to see since I try to interject symbols in artwork whenever I can. She did it with subtle and sometimes blantant fashion statements. Bravo for that.

More news about this and other exhibits in general can be found on Curated.

Another great source for exhibits and things to do in general is the Washington Post’s Going Out Guide with the Going Out Gurus.

3) Jeff Huntington’s show Plaques and Tangles at the Reyes & Davis Gallery, DC through July 10th.

–There is something mesmerizing about his work. Not only does he have master painterly skills but one of my goals as a child (@ 10 or so) was to be able to realistically paint movement, unlike Duchamps’ Nude Descending a Staircase, here…..I wonder if I kept that list of artistic goals? This is a very cool website regarding Duchamp that I serendipitously  found in this search.

— His depiction of his father with 3 faces of Alzheimers is fascinating and as Michael O Sullivan very perceptively points out is, “about the limits and the failings of consciousness.” (Click the above article link.)