Smithsonian to fully reopen museums by August on staggered schedule
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WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The Smithsonian has announced it will reopen 10 of its museums throughout the summer, marking a full reopening of the Smithsonian since closing to the public in March 2020.
These locations will open on a staggered schedule from June through August. All museums will reopen with added health and safety measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic and many with reduced hours of operation. Visitors will need to reserve free, timed-entry passes for most locations.
Exhibition presents for the first time Sean Scully s new Mirroring series
Sean Scully, Star, 2021. Oil on linen, 160 x 160 cm (63 x 63 in). Photo: Elisabeth Bernstein.
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.- Entre ciel et terre is Sean Scullys first exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac, opening in the Paris Marais gallery on April 24th. Created for the most part during the pandemic, the paintings suggest a connection with nature and an inner world of memory in troubled times.
The exhibition will present for the first time Sean Scullys new Mirroring series. Painted in oil on aluminium, the large-scale works are divided into two sets of colour stripes that mirror each other with variations. Between each colour field, the artist has left the metal surface apparent. The overall composition with the rhythm of the horizontal bands bring to mind the pages of a book or a musical score. In the Wall of Light works the bands of colour are interlaced. They are painted in a warm or grey palette in different sizes and materi
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A rendering of Hiroshi Sugimoto s design for the Hirshhorn garden. Courtesy of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
The fate of what has been dubbed the largest artwork in Washington, DC, hangs in the balance as an opposition group has mobilized against the planned installation.
The city’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden wants to move forward with a revitalization of its campus featuring a new design by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto, who is also responsible for a recent renovation of the institution’s lobby.