Smithsonian American Art Museum
Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesArtist Tuan Andrew Nguyen creates multimedia installations that blend fact, memory, myth, and mysticism and use lush imagery to draw out these entanglements. By digging deep into archives and collaborating with communities, his projects weave together many voices to reveal other truths about — and strategies of repair from — colonial violence. In this Washington, DC debut, his video work […]
Double Take: An Artist and an Olympian
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesOne of the most memorable images from the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City is the symbolic act of protest by Tommie Smith, winner of the men’s 200-meter race. During the medal ceremony, Smith bowed his head and raised his fist as an assertion of Black solidarity in the fight for human rights. Decades later, […]
“Lessons of the Hour” Gallery Talk
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesJoin curators Saisha Grayson and Charlotte Ickes for a gallery talk about Isaac Julien’s tour de force Lessons of the Hour, jointly acquired for the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The film installation interweaves period reenactments across five screens to create a vivid picture of nineteenth-century activist, […]
Eye-Popping Art: Tours for People with Colorblindness
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesWant to see art in a new light? SAAM welcomes those who are colorblind for an in-person exploration of selected works from the museum’s collection. Rediscover old favorites and learn about other offerings on a docent-led tour using museum-provided colorblind correcting glasses. Smithsonian American Art Museum; Meet in the F Street Lobby Free | Registration […]
Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Janel Leppin
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesCelebrate a uniquely American art form with “Take 5: Jazz at SAAM”, a series of free, live performances in the Kogod Courtyard. Janel Leppin, a cellist, composer, arranger, and singer, has been a part of Washington, DC’s creative music community for the last 20 years. She will perform a mix of chamber and experimental jazz […]