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D.C.'s Museums Had a Hard Time Sculpting Greatness in 2008's Down Marketnew

The state of D.C.'s art museums at the end of 2008 presents a quandary not unlike the one currently on everyone's mind in the financial sector: Should troubled institutions be rescued or allowed to fail?

Washington City Paper | Jeffry Cudlin | 01-08-2009 | Art

Tags: D.C., visual arts, economic issues, museums, cultural institutions, philanthropy

What Happens When Corporate Art Goes 'Urban'?new

Since launching in 2004, the D.C. art collective AM Radio has found some key supporters for their urban art project: People trying to sell stuff to an "urban" demographic.

Washington City Paper | Amanda Hess | 06-13-2008 | Art

Tags: advertising, visual arts, AM Radio, art collectives, street cred

Virtual Realtynew

Jack Whitsitt builds his Second Life art gallery from the digital ground up.

Washington City Paper | Amanda Hess | 01-10-2008 | Art

Tags: visual arts

Shock and Drawnew

Jon Reed is suddenly a rising star in the world of superhero comics.

Washington City Paper | Josh Eiserike | 12-20-2007 | Art

Tags: visual arts

A 'Carefree' Era for D.C. Taggers Comes to an Endnew

Besides ubiquitous security cameras monitoring the streets, gentrification and its accomplices are beating down the District's graffiti culture.

Washington City Paper | Ruth Samuelson | 11-08-2007 | Art

Tags: visual arts

Poise II Men

At first, Kehinde Wiley's art appears conspicuously populist. Or crassly commercial. Or maybe just plain tacky.

Washington City Paper | Jeffry Cudlin | 06-09-2006 | Art

Tags: visual arts

Memory Pictures

Although Shimon Attie is meticulous about his process, he seems to view art as a generalist, conceptualist activity -- not exactly sketching statuary at the Palazzo Barberini.

Washington City Paper | Jeffry Cudlin | 06-09-2006 | Art

Tags: visual arts