Josef Albers: Innovation and Inspiration

February 13, 2010 to April 11, 2010

 The Hirshhorn possesses one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive collections of work by Josef Albers (American, b.

Directions: John Gerrard

November 5, 2009 to May 31, 2010

John Gerrard’s (Irish, b.

Black Box: Phoebe Greenberg

November 30, 2009 to April 11, 2010

Next Floor, 2008, creator and producer Phoebe Greenberg (b.

ColorForms

March 11, 2010 to January 2, 2011

A field of yellow hazelnut pollen that appears to float just above the ground.

Auguste Rodin

The Burghers of Calais

1884-1889, CAST 1953-1959

Yoko Ono

Wish Tree for Washington, DC

2007

Mark di Suvero

Are Years What? (for Marianne Moore)

1967

Hans Haacke

Condensation Cube

1963-2008

In Conversation: Richard Koshalek and Ivan Chermayeff on Josef Albers

March 11, 2010

 Founding partner of the graphic design firm Chermayeff & Geismar, Ivan Chermayeff is a noted designer, illustrator and artist.

Meet the Artist: John Gerrard

March 18, 2010

John Gerrard’s works hover between fact and fiction.

Lecture: Valerie Fletcher on Maximum Effect from Minimum Means: Joseph Albers

April 6, 2010

When Josef Albers came to the United States from Germany in 1933, he brought art and ideas grounded in utopian idealism and pure abstraction that he explored and shared through his career...

In Conversation: DC-area artist and Smithsonian Artist Research Fellow Linn Meyers with Ryan Hill

April 30, 2010

In Conversation

April 23, 2010

The Hirshhorn hosts Transformer’s Framework Panel #12 - Radical Art: Artistic Actions Within the Public Sphere    This panel will explore the recent history and future of ...