![]() ![]() From Janet Echelman’s massive web-like weavings, which are large enough to cover entire buildings and city blocks, to the 60-year-in-the-making idea by the artist Christo and his now deceased collaborator Jeanne-Claude to shroud the Paris' iconic Arc de Triomphe in cloth, the outdoor sculpture scene for the year ahead proves that the sky is truly the limit. Both pieces explore the history of women in public and private life, and are part of an effort by the Smithsonian Institution and the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District to extend the Smithsonian’s American Women’s History Initiative into the city’s streets.Īll of this excitement on our home turf has us anticipating a number of big, bold art installations beyond the Smithsonian. Starting this May, two public artworks- Monument by New York City-based artist Maren Hassinger and Marker by Washington, D.C.-based artist Rania Hassan-will be installed along D.C.’s Connecticut Avenue. All 14 installations are part of an exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Gardens that explores a central theme: “protecting habitats protects life.”Īnd there’s more to come. Since May, bright, storybook-like houses and giant dragonflies, grasshoppers and nests have spread among the museum properties. That’s not the only outdoor art gracing the Smithsonian campus. On display through September 13, 2020, “ Lee Ufan: Open Dimensions” gives visitors the opportunity to experience sleek steel and stone artworks that blend seamlessly into the museum’s 4.3-acre site beside the National Mall. Last September, the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum underwent a makeover of epic proportions when Korean artist Lee Ufan installed ten site-specific sculptures around the cylindrical building's exterior. ![]()
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