The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image

June 19, 2008 to September 7, 2008

The second part of the Hirshhorn’s exploration of contemporary moving-image art, Realisms, looks at a decade of film, video and digital works that investigate how cinema—now e...

Black Box: Kimsooja

April 28, 2008 to August 17, 2008

In Kimsooja's A Laundry Woman, Yamuna River, Delhi, 2000, the artist acts as a visual and spiritual mediator through which viewers are invited to contemplate the flow of the river--a ...

Currents: Recent Acquisitions

October 9, 2007 to November 16, 2008

Currents features a selection of significant works from 1967 forward, all acquired by the Hirshhorn over the last four years.

Karin Sander

Ostrich Egg

(2005)

Jeff Koons

Kiepenkerl

1987

Paul Pfeiffer

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (8)

2005

Tony Cragg

Subcommittee

(1991)

Giacomo Balla

Boccioni's Fist--Lines of Force II

(1916-1917)/reconstructed 1956-1958/cast 1968

The Cinema Effect: Ask the Artist blog

Ongoing

Ask the Artist is an interactive blog where visitors can ask individual participating artists in the The Cinema Effect: Realisms exhibition questions about their featured artwork.

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ArtLab for Teens

August 11, 2008 to August 15, 2008

August 11 through August 15, 2008 11 am to 2 pm (ages 13-18) This summer, Philadelphia-based artist Jessica Hoffman leads a five-day workshop inspired by part two of the exhibition The C...

"The Cinema Effect Part II: Realisms" Tuesday film screenings

June 24, 2008 to September 2, 2008

Catch two works from The Cinema Effect Part II: Realisms during special weekly screenings.