A blog about arts in the District of Columbia. I’m a docent. I live in D.C. We have some of the most incredible museums, galleries, exhibits, artists and local art happenings in the U.S. I want to tell you about it. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-24642391-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @dcdocent)http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/Match this weekend of mist and fog with a laid back afternoon pondering Sublime/Subliminal which...http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50823160552http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50823160552Sun, 19 May 2013 11:05:11 -0400artdcwashington dcalley cat studioskendall nordinmariah anne johnsonporch projectspeter gordoninstallationmichael matasonHard Art: DC's Punk Scene on The Kojo Nnamdi Show Today at 12:30pm!: Kojo’s going to be...http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50576516143http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50576516143Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:18 -0400artdcWashington DChard artCivilian Art Projectsnick pimentallucien perkinsphotographymusickojo nnamdi<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1cc650653cde1fb777cc16391dbe6891/tumblr_mmr094KucX1qf19c8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/45bb0cadb2a01e17adb1ae63cbb9b1a5/tumblr_mmr094KucX1qf19c8o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/96a00af072b00f8a880fede05daa46bb/tumblr_mmr094KucX1qf19c8o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5561632c63300b096d74459648dd5df0/tumblr_mmr094KucX1qf19c8o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Eye-Candy Monday: What I saw at Frieze</p>http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50352905159http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50352905159Mon, 13 May 2013 13:51:04 -0400artdcfriezeart fairslavs and tatarsmatthew day jackson<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7acdae32ad98560ca3c5bb6a706c3454/tumblr_mmqqacPQCz1qf19c8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d90b73ade76a0c3e95badc3467c8e22f/tumblr_mmqqacPQCz1qf19c8o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e2723ff44ce4ba8cefaafcd9446de905/tumblr_mmqqacPQCz1qf19c8o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Eye-Candy Monday: What I saw at Frieze NY</p>http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50342118528http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50342118528Mon, 13 May 2013 10:15:47 -0400artdcfriezeart fairbarbara krugerpaul mccarthyjeff koonsballoon dognew york<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cd1fb9842ccf08cc6a08e245c00e9bbf/tumblr_mmhrq2OrSJ1r5mmhlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://tumblropenarts.tumblr.com/post/50198761347/3-squares-48-x48-oil-on-canvas-2013" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">tumblropenarts</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“3 Squares” 48”x48”, oil on canvas, 2013</p> <p><a href="http://fortrevoryoung.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://fortrevoryoung.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">http://fortrevoryoung.tumblr.com/</a></a></p></blockquote> <p>LOVE LOVE LOVE this by local DC painter Trevor Young!</p>http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50207578151http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50207578151Sat, 11 May 2013 20:11:57 -0400artdcwashington dctrevor youngpaintingWhen it comes to art fairs, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. That’s why when I go, I mentally commit to...http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50198295404http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50198295404Sat, 11 May 2013 17:55:07 -0400artdcart fairfriezenew yorkI&#8217;ll be live tweeting from the Frieze Art Fair in New York City today! Follow me on Twitter...http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50088786215http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50088786215Fri, 10 May 2013 10:00:43 -0400artdcWashington DCfriezenew yorkart fairtwitter<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1846927f5be15c9ad434843b13f538f3/tumblr_mmc4z7W56P1qzqoygo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="tumblr_blog">Reposting this from flavorpill</span>: <a href="http://flavorwire.com/389156/powerfully-evocative-portraits-of-four-sisters-photographed-over-30-years/?utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=flavorwire&utm_campaign=standard-post" target="_blank">Powerfully Evocative Portraits of Four Sisters Photographed Over 30 Years.</a></p> <p>I remember seeing some of these photographs by Nicholas Nixon in 2005 at the <a href="http://syabi.com/e/contents/index.html" target="_blank">Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography</a> as part of the exhibit <em>How Photography Changed People’s Viewpoint (Part 4. CHAOS Our time, and Our future)</em>. I still have the Japanese-language catalog from the show, which besides these photographs, was pretty brilliant with some of the best American, European and Japanese photographers of the 20th century.</p>http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50012231288http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/50012231288Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:30 -0400artdcWashington DCnicholas nixonflavorpillphotographytokyoportraitureBlack and White<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/604483986230789/">Wednesday Lunch: Transformer Terminators</a>http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49854480577http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49854480577Tue, 07 May 2013 10:00:25 -0400artdcWashington DCtransformerterminatorsno place collectivenorwayCorcoran<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a0d8bad8f84f04a8d5d67e5a810b0b55/tumblr_mkjif4Ys8R1r0i205o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8796470204e287b78f08f4bc0ec2ba1d/tumblr_mkjif4Ys8R1r0i205o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4bcc928c42e77ea95a2e89d8a5c49672/tumblr_mkjif4Ys8R1r0i205o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a4c6ec5df24d4a04c41fa140cf162134/tumblr_mkjif4Ys8R1r0i205o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Eye-Candy Monday: <a href="http://conradshawcross.com" target="_blank">Conrad Shawcross</a>: Slow Arc Inside A Cube IV</p>http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49793709631http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49793709631Mon, 06 May 2013 16:00:50 -0400artdcWashington DCeye-candy mondayconrad shawcrossarccubelight<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d62adee1c8ecf7fb70f9a5b2e2a02024/tumblr_mkwio3s6nO1r495bko3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be9e5c31b6713bd4d9b20961cd51e2ac/tumblr_mkwio3s6nO1r495bko2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cfdbde9218f4bde326b8f967816d75ff/tumblr_mkwio3s6nO1r495bko1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Eye-Candy Monday: <a href="http://younever.net/" target="_blank">Kilian Ruethemann</a> - <em>Echo Exhibit, 2008</em></p>http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49786083747http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49786083747Mon, 06 May 2013 14:00:41 -0400artdcWashington DCkilian ruethemannechoinstallationeye-candy monday<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/63dec0ce4e8093de8c8839fbe18f0bde/tumblr_mkux4rUP6n1qe31lco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bcf15bab2f2397a1b2351657667e8e96/tumblr_mkux4rUP6n1qe31lco3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bdf8336b44a778ea98eaa21f386bedf7/tumblr_mkux4rUP6n1qe31lco9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/78268e3f362c93069207bb92d02709ba/tumblr_mkux4rUP6n1qe31lco2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/14c73444813174eefd1e8eb00054a257/tumblr_mkux4rUP6n1qe31lco7_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/31ba03a616da4916ea7727487cf951c2/tumblr_mkux4rUP6n1qe31lco5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0e9c2a0206de67f198dda1ca3f30f546/tumblr_mkux4rUP6n1qe31lco4_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aa90be7cbfdee73f62277c53aa93ffde/tumblr_mkux4rUP6n1qe31lco6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5b204d654ff28405d004cff7418880d0/tumblr_mkux4rUP6n1qe31lco8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Eye-Candy Monday: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/arts/design/ryoji-ikeda-the-transfinite.html?_r=0" target="_blank">Ryoji Ikeda</a> - <em>The Transfinite</em> (2011)</p>http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49779694631http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49779694631Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:54 -0400artdcWashington DCeye-candy mondayryoji ikedadigital<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55gv1umpz1r42cljo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Eye-Candy Monday: Carlos Amorales. <em>Coal Drawing Machine</em>, 2012, Manifesta 9.</p>http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49774052321http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49774052321Mon, 06 May 2013 10:00:31 -0400eye-candy mondaycarlos amoralesmanifestacoalprintmakingartWashington DCIf you&#8217;re like me, you usually get a late start on Sundays. So after you&#8217;ve slept in,...http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49685386431http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49685386431Sun, 05 May 2013 10:00:31 -0400delicious spectacleyour sunday instructionlandscapebrad birchetttravis childersrobert longmathew shelleyjassie riosrenee van der steltBuds Shoot Flourish - An appropriate name for this exhibit featuring works on paper by artist Carol...http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49597883004http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/49597883004Sat, 04 May 2013 11:28:52 -0400artdcWashington DCaddison/ripleytransformerreyes + daviszach stormcheyenne seeleycarol barsharobin rosetom greenjoan belmarmaggie michaelrenee butlerandrea wayblack whiskeyBlockout - Curator Matthew Smith closes the Concrete Abstract show at Heiner Contemporary with a...http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/48444641695http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/48444641695Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:59:52 -0400artdcWashington DCheiner contemporarykendall nordinmariah anne johnsonerick jacksonpaintinginstallationsethrandall scott projectsjames busbywashington project for the artskathryn corneliuschukwumaacalder brannockSneak Peeking: Transformer's Annual Summer Series: D.C. has great art, whether it’s hanging in...http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/48277141143http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/48277141143Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:00:24 -0400artdcWashington DCtransformercollector's viewSummerForbes: Much of DC Art World Success Due to ConnorSmith: “Ask just about anyone about...http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/48214163529http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/48214163529Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:00:33 -0400artdcWashington DCconnersmithforbesIs insuring art always needed? It depends on your goals, but I&#8217;d say generally that if you own...http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/48198646317http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/48198646317Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:00:38 -0400artdcWashington DClectureprofessional developmentHamiltonianinsuranceappraisal“The more an object is polished or brilliant, the less you see its own color and the more it...http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/48135623477http://dcdocent.tumblr.com/post/48135623477Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:00:42 -0400artdcWashington DCeugene delacroixquote