Art and Social Messaging in More is More: Multiples
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July 31, 2019
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Nmwa Exhibitions
Many of the artists whose work is on view in More is More: Multiples have challenged stereotypical notions of womanhood since the 1970s, and their messages are still relevant today.
Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling presents the artist’s monumental cedar wood sculptures alongside newer works for the first time.
Ursula von Rydingsvard has created large-scale sculptures that can be visited in public parks, plazas, and civic buildings across the country. Curious to discover more of her work? Here are...
Finding Meaning in Form: Ursula von Rydingsvard’s Process
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June 19, 2019
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Nmwa Exhibitions
Ursula von Rydingsvard's sculptural practice is a way to give tangible form to her feelings and ideas. It must not only be understood in technical terms, but also as an...
Industrial Aesthetic: The Tire Sculptures of Betsabée Romero and Chakaia Booker
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June 10, 2019
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Nmwa Exhibitions
The rubber tire, a globally omnipresent object that is mass-produced more than a billion times each year, is used as a medium by two artists, Betsabée Romero and Chakaia Booker,...
Heavy Lifting: Behind the Scenes of The Contour of Feeling
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May 20, 2019
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Nmwa Exhibitions
A frequent question from visitors to the museum’s Ursula von Rydingsvard exhibition is: how did you get these sculptures into the building? A conversation with NMWA Registrar Catherine Bade revealed...
Images of Conflict: Ambreen Butt and Margaret Bourke-White
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May 8, 2019
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Nmwa Exhibitions
Conflict zones have historically been male-dominated spaces, for those participating in war and struggle as well as those documenting the events. Photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White and multimedia artist Ambreen Butt offer...
The Contour of an Artist: Ursula von Rydingsvard’s Beginnings
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May 1, 2019
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Nmwa Exhibitions
For Ursula von Rydingsvard, sculpture is personal—a way to heal and process her innermost feelings. But it is also a way to connect to the outside world, to engage people...
Opening Friday: Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling
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March 20, 2019
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Nmwa Exhibitions
The Contour of Feeling marks the most ambitious von Rydingsvard exhibition to date in the United States and her first solo exhibition in Washington, D.C. Featuring 26 sculptures, a wall...
