art

I’m afraid this one doesn’t really speak to me but I respect the effort.

Somebody help me out who is this?

I caught this painting in the window of the great Emma Mae Gallery on 14th just north of U.

I found this one mesmerizing. Try and look away, yeah? It’s nearly impossible. Of course I’ve been drinking…

WPA Launches:
COUP D’ESPACE
Artists take over the WPA office!!
Thursday, October 9th 4-7pm *
at WPA headquarters 2023 Massachusetts Ave. NW
*rain date: Friday, October 10th, 4-7pm

Kickoff event: Linda Hesh presents,
For & Against Benches

Drop by the WPA office where member artist, Linda Hesh will have her For and Against benches set up outside.

You can choose any of these ways to participate in the artwork:

1) Write 1 thing you are For or Against
2) Sit on the bench of your choice
3) Have your picture taken on the bench (either by Linda or bring your
own camera)
4) Track the project at http://www.lindahesh.com/html/benches/

So what would/will you write in the “For” or “Against” bench?

Well this sounds super cool:

“This Friday, the Warehouse Theater & Gallery in Washington, D.C., will host the fifth occurrence of the 24-Hour Drawing Project, an international collaboration between Kendall Nordin and Hannah Bertram.

Conceived and first performed by Nordin and Bertram in Melbourne, Australia, in 2005, the project involves a group of artists who work for 24 hours in a row. During the project’s duration, the working space is open to the public.

There is no exhibition after the conclusion of the event.

The artists involved are not obliged to “draw” in the traditional sense. They may instead work on any act of art involving what the project’s founders call “intensive attention or effort.” The atmosphere will be what you, the visitors, make of it.

Please join us for this endurance art experience.

The 24-Hour Drawing Project
Friday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m. thought Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m.
Free and open to the public

The Warehouse Theater
1021 7th St NW, Washington, DC”

Pictures from the last 24 hour project in Perth, Australia.

It is awesome. The photographs are incredible from all over the world. I never realized how awesome the National Geographic Society was (located at 1600 M Street, NW). By the by the K’Naan concert last Friday was phenomenal. You can find out more about lectures, concerts and films being shown here.

There’s also some cool photos outside: