Artist Spotlight: Behind the Scenes with Eve Sussman, the Rufus Corporation, and the Old Masters
Posted: August 4, 2014
Category: Behind The Scenes
When first exhibited at the 2004 Whitney Biennial, 89 Seconds at Alcázar (2004) was a runaway success. Eve Sussman and the Rufus Corporation, a collaborative of actors, choreographers, technicians, and...
From NMWA’s founding in 1981 to the public opening of the museum in 1987, to the exhibitions and programs that have kept NMWA’s audiences educated and entertained throughout the years,...
Now on View: The Compelling Worlds of “Total Art: Contemporary Video” at NMWA
Posted: June 6, 2014
Category: Behind The Scenes
Why does the moniker “total art” apply to the medium of video? What elements can be incorporated, and how does the genre blur traditional lines between “fine art” and other...
Behind-the-Scenes: NMWA Joins the Google Art Project
Posted: March 27, 2014
Category: Behind The Scenes
We were so excited about our March 8 launch on the Google Art Project! A great deal of work went into posting the 59 artworks from NMWA’s collection and the...
Including the Excluded: NMWA’s Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Posted: March 25, 2014
Category: Behind The Scenes
The internet has become one of the most readily used resources for answers to myriad questions. A quick Google keyword search will often land a Wikipedia link for inquiring minds...
On the heels of a recent Washington Post article that lauded the impressive number of women museum directors in the D.C. area (including NMWA's Susan Fisher Sterling), the Association of...
The Library and Research Center at the National Museum of Women in the Arts recently accepted an archival donation from the estate of artist Catharina Baart Biddle (1912–2005). The wealth...
Chakaia Booker: Evocative, Dynamic Works in the New York Avenue Sculpture Project
Posted: March 7, 2012
Category: Behind The Scenes
Chakaia Booker’s creative process involves exploring and exploiting the full artistic potential of rubber tires. She carefully selects tires with easy-to-cut, worn-out treads in order to transform them into her...
“Dearest Frieducha!”: The Letters of Guillermo Kahlo to His Daughter Frida
Posted: October 28, 2010
Category: Behind The Scenes
The correspondence between Frida Kahlo and her father, Guillermo Kahlo, is of interest not only because it concerns two figures prominent in Mexico’s cultural history, but also because it can...
In conjunction with Body of Work: New Perspectives on Figurative Painting, Broad Strokes is proud to spotlight the artists featured in Women to Watch. Select portraitists will be commenting on...
