Art & Design
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Gerald and Bente Buck West Coast Collector Matthew Simms spotlights the Lewis deSoto Papers.
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Capilla de Maíz (Maize Chapel), a site-specific installation by Justin Favela, transforms the Rubenstein Grand Salon at SAAM’s Renwick Gallery into a fantastical world, with shimmering gold-fringed walls and piñata corncobs that highlight the . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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State Fairs: Growing American Craft is the first exhibition dedicated to artists’ contributions to the great U.S. tradition of state fairs with more than 240 artworks on view, dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
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Believe it or not, the same technology that’s in an average digital camera can be used to uncover secrets in centuries-old paintings.
The material that makes each color, called a pigment, can tell us a lot about a painting’s time period, place, and artist.
From WAY* to YAY**, artist Shantell Martin translated her intricate, dynamic drawing style into whimsical textiles in the hope of making someone’s day.
Acting Director Jane Carpenter-Rock on the inspiring collections at SAAM
Through precisely inked and animated scenes, Shahzia Sikander’s video artwork The Last Post (2010) critically considers the legacy of British colonialism in Asia, using her signature approach of infusing Indo-Persian miniature paintings with a . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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