YB Second Saturday Tour
Saturday, April 12, 12 p.m.
Location: Hirshhorn
Museum and Sculpture Garden
Intersection
of Independence Ave. and 7th Street, NW, Washington,
D.C.
Metro: L’Enfant
Plaza Metro Station (Smithsonian Museums exit, Green,
Yellow, Blue, or Orange lines)
Members Only! FREE!
“The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image Part I: Dreams” and “Directions – Amy Sillman Third Person Singular”
This month the Young Benefactors meet at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to view two of this museum’s latest additions. The day begins with a docent led tour of New York-based painter Amy Sillman, whose works are described as intimate, psychological, and full of humor and pathos. Remarkably analytical and intellectual, her works investigate into the forms and qualities of painting as a medium.
Next, an interpretive guide will speak with the group before we view the moving image artwork of Dreams, which addresses film’s ability to transport us out of our everyday lives and into a dream world. Dreams is one part of a two-part exhibition that features moving-image artworks by a range of influential and emerging international artists whose works use film, language, and technology to explore the ever-increasing impact of the cinematic on our perceptions and the ways in which the very boundaries between “real life” and make-believe have become at least blurred, if not indecipherable. The second part, entitled Realisms, will open in June.Space is limited! Email ybsecsat@yahoo.com by April 9 to reserve your space. Reservations will be taken by email at this address only and are required to attend. The Smithsonian Young Benefactors are planning to go to lunch following the event. Attendees will be responsible for their own lunch and any applicable gratuities. All are invited to attend.
Please provide the following information in your email:
- “April Tour Reservation Request” in the subject line
- Your name and your YB Member ID
