Colorful assemblages containing lightbulbs, string, glass vials, plastic bottles, metal handles, and other recycled materials make up the entirety of the exhibit, Tools for the Mind, currently on view at the BlackRock Center for the Arts. The exhibit contains twenty-four participatory artworks, by local artist Heloisa Escudero, that aim to engage and heal the mind.
Read MoreFrom the Margins, on view at Gallery 102, is a response to the recent 30-year anniversary of the Corcoran’s cancellation of a retrospective on Robert Mapplethorpe. The show consists mostly of photographs by queer artists and addresses issues in queer representation, identity, and the act of critique.
Read MoreThe Warmth of Other Suns is an expansive exhibition that presents the phenomenon of global displacement through multiple perspectives.
Read MoreStephanie Mercedes is a DC-based artist addressing the issue of gun-violence, both nationally and locally, in a transformative way.
Read MoreVisArts’ Gibbs Street Gallery is featuring an installation by the interdisciplinary, Argentinian-American artist, Stephanie Mercedes. Los Relicarios is a delicate and touching tribute to the thousands of people who disappeared and protested during the Argentinian dictatorship.
Read MoreAlejandro González Iñárritu’s virtual reality installation Carne y Arena (Virtually Present, Physically Invisible) offers a timely message and immersive experience. Visit the installation before reading this review—not knowing what to anticipate will make the experience more powerful. Spoilers follow
Read MoreThe University of Maryland Art Gallery is currently showcasing the works of three MFA candidates, Bekí Basch, Jessica van Brakle, and Hugh Condrey Bryant, each with their own exhibition.
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