Finding Meaning in Form: Ursula von Rydingsvard’s Process
Posted: June 19, 2019
Category: 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...
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Industrial Aesthetic: The Tire Sculptures of Betsabée Romero and Chakaia Booker
Posted: June 10, 2019
Category: 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,...
![Close-up photograph of a sculpture made of a truck tire carved with circular designs and painted gold and silver](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2018-09-26_Betsabee-Romero-Install-Shots-_18_-aspect-ratio-2.25x1-1.jpg)
Heavy Lifting: Behind the Scenes of The Contour of Feeling
Posted: May 20, 2019
Category: 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...
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Images of Conflict: Ambreen Butt and Margaret Bourke-White
Posted: May 8, 2019
Category: 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...
![A black-and-white photograph of a light-skinned adult woman standing next to a vintage camera mounted on legs.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2014.23-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)
The Contour of an Artist: Ursula von Rydingsvard’s Beginnings
Posted: May 1, 2019
Category: 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...
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Opening Friday: Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling
Posted: March 20, 2019
Category: 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...
![A massive sculpture made of bare cedar slats and painted cedar hunks arranged vertically, flat against a gallery wall.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Zakopane-1-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)
![A colorful portrait of a lush arrangement of flowers including poppies, peonies, roses, carnations, and more. Some flowers have small water drpolets on them and a butterfly and bee are perched on others. The image is a still life photograph, though it looks like a painting.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2011.12_from-artist-scaled-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)
Connecting the Threads: Lynda Benglis and Rodarte
Posted: January 30, 2019
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
NMWA’s exhibition Rodarte celebrates the innovative American fashion house, founded by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy. Explore how the dresses on view share visual appeal and common threads with works...
![A close-up of a silver, metal sculpture that appears to be tied in a giant knot with crisp folds in the metal sheets.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/DSC00379-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Connecting the Threads: Joan Mitchell and Rodarte
Posted: January 23, 2019
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
![A vertical, abstraction features broadly painted strokes of pale gray, lavender, and cobalt in the upper two-thirds of the canvas. The colors continue in the lower third, along with touches of green, black, and other hues, but the expressive brushwork becomes denser and chaotic.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1986.220-1-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Connecting the Threads: Audrey Niffenegger and Rodarte
Posted: January 8, 2019
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
From technique to theme, dive into five innovative works by artists at NMWA in this series, “Connecting the Threads.”
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