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HEMPHILL 1515 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesRUSHERN BAKER IV, WILLIAM CHRISTENBERRY, RYAN CROTTY, STEVEN CUSHNER, THOMAS DOWNING, LINLING LU, PAUL REED, ROBIN ROSE, ALMA THOMAS, JULIE WOLFE
HEDIEH JAVANSHIR ILCHI: I surrender to you, ashen lands and blue skies
HEMPHILL 1515 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesMoving to an aerial view, observing from a distance, there may be no such thing as a cultural war. There may only be a process, a moment in an ever-evolving world of cultural forces. Although this viewpoint does not champion good or evil, it does acknowledge movement and outcome. The paintings of Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi […]
Rushern Baker IV: Post-World
HEMPHILL 1515 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesRushern Baker IV seeks to capture the frenetic energy created by today’s socio-political malaise. This energy manifests itself in his paintings through layers of digital collage, resin, ceramic tile adhesive and paint. The various media are interwoven, at odds, and chaotic, slowly revealing compositions of destruction. There are hints of collapsing columns, drones shot down […]
Photographs from the Tom Birch Collection
HEMPHILL 1515 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThere is something inherently strange about a photograph: its pretense of veracity, the illusion of an unpremeditated subject, and the feeling of an unmediated presence. Herein lies the beauty of the medium and the opportunity for collecting photographs to become an adventure. A collection of photographs can tell us many things. In the best photography […]
James Britton
HEMPHILL 1515 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesA devoted student of the natural sublime, portraiture, and visual criticism, Connecticut-born artist James Britton gave his life to art. He was a prolific writer and note taker, keeping detailed journals of his observations and notes on his life. These writings have compelled curators and historians to revisit his work, having fallen into relative obscurity […]