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Happy Monday, everyone!Grab a lawn chair and enjoy live music outdoors at the summer's first Jazz in the Parks, or attend one-or all-of Capital Pride's beloved festivities.Best Things to Do This Week



Capital Pride Parade and Festival.The Capital Pride Parade will take to the streets in support of the LGBTQ+ community and its allies beginning at the intersection of 14th Street NW and T Street NW.

Happy Monday, everyone!Eat delicious, healthy bites during DC Veg Restaurant Week, or shop new spring plants in celebration of DC Plant Week.If you're looking for something to do besides greenery fun, then see Rare Essence vibe out at the National Gallery of Art.Best Things to Do This Week


AAPI Heritage Month Celebration.

Born in Inverness in 1962, Ali Smith has published 12 novels, including How to Be Both, which won the Women's prize for fiction, the Goldsmiths prize and the Costa novel of the year award, and her seasonal quartet, starting with Autumn in 2016.She has been shortlisted twice for both the Booker prize and the Orange prize with Hotel World and The Accidental, and has also published several short story collections, plays and nonfiction.

The National Gallery of Art just announced the dates and themes for its popular after-hours events.Here's how to get tickets.One of DC's favorite events is back this spring at the National Gallery of Art.Three "National Gallery Nights" will take place on the second Thursday of March, April, and May from 6 to 9 p.m. in the East Building.

Happy Thursday, everyone!From live concerts to outdoor drinking and Lunar New Year festivals, there's plenty of exciting things to do around town this weekend.Best Things to Do This Weekend



Ne-Yo at the Kennedy Center.Three-time Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter arrives in DC this weekend for an evening of live music with the National Symphony Orchestra and its conductor, Steven Reineke.

Iraninan-French architect India Mahdavi has designed an exhibition to present works by French painter Pierre Bonnard at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi presents more than 100 works by the famed 20th-century artist who is celebrated for applying an iridescent palette.

Didn't get a ticket to National Gallery Nights this spring?The National Gallery of Art's popular post-work event wraps up this week, but there are still opportunities to visit more DC museums beyond the typical times.Here are five institutions opening their doors for after-hour events this summer.Phillips After 51600 21st St. NW Once a month, head to the Phillips Collection after 5 PM to partake in artsy activities and drink some beverages.

Michael Snow, a legendary Canadian artist who graced Toronto with two famous pieces of public art, has died.He was 94.Snow, born in Toronto in 1928, died on Thursday, according to Tamsen Greene, senior director of New York's Jack Shainman Gallery, which represented him.Snow studied at the Ontario College of Art, now called Ontario College of Art and Design University.

Happy weekend, everyone!Let's continue to ring in the new year with more fun things to do around town this weekend.From last-minute art galleries to new stage plays, you'll find something exciting to bring cheer to your 2023.Best Things to Do This Weekend



"Vermeer's Secrets" at the National Gallery of Art.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a festive picture painted by their nine-year-old son, Prince George, which indicates that the future king might share his grandfather's artistic talent.William and Kate tweeted the image of a reindeer in the snow with two robins, alongside the message Happy Christmas!

Will Alsop's La Frègate cafe in Jersey has been granted Grade II-listed status following a campaign led by architectural charity Twentieth Century Society.The cafe was listed following a campaign launched after plans to demolish the boat-shaped structure to make way for a large waterfront redevelopment led by the  Jersey Development Company became public.

For many in the LGBTQ+ community and their allies, Pride Month feels like a party, and in some ways - between the drag shows, star-studded festivals and omnipresent drink specials - it is!But June is also a dedicated time of year to commemorate queer history.It is a time to learn something new about LGBTQ+ culture.

In D.C. Dream Day, we ask our favorite people in the area to tell us how they would spend a perfect day in the District.As But when Daisuke Utagawa and Yama Jewayni decided to open the Penn Quarter ramen shop "As a kid, I never appreciated going to Japan," says Fukushima, 52."I was like, 'Oh, I'm American.'

Happy holiday weekend, everyone!Who's thrilled about the long weekend?Show your excitement with live music and camping at Delfest, or explore artist Robert Houle's new colorful retrospective at the Smithsonian.Best Things to Do This Weekend


National Memorial Day Concert.Before you head to the parade on Monday, experience an evening of grand live music at PBS's National Memorial Day Concert .

Happy Monday, everyone!There's a ton of fun things to do around town this week.You can have a family jump session in a giant bounce house, or see Signature Theater's rendition of Sweeney Todd.Best Things to Do This Week


Big Bounce House.Big Bounce America's touring "world's biggest bounce house " arrives in Maryland this weekend.

Your chances of getting tickets for the final National Gallery Night on May 11 may have just gotten better.The National Gallery of Art implemented a new lottery system for tickets that opened at 10 a.m. this morning.The to request free tickets is open now until May 4 at 11:59 p.m.
Originally, the sign-up period was scheduled for noon on May 4, and tickets for past NGA Nights have been distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Happy weekend, everyone!Celebrate St. Patrick's Day all weekend-long around town, or snap Instagram-worthy photos at the area's latest sweet-tooth experience.Best Things to Do This Weekend


Candytopia.It's time to make your sweet escape to Candytopia.The immersive family-friendly sweets-inspired wonderland takes visitors on a sensory journey through 14 different interactive environments, including a candy art gallery, a marshmallow pit, and a room with confetti-farting pigs.

High street coffee chain Caffe Nero has announced the launch of a major new set of book awards.The Nero Book Awards will highlight outstanding books from across multiple genres and celebrate the best writing and books from across the UK and Ireland.The inaugural awards will open for entries on June 19 across four categories: children's fiction, debut fiction, fiction and nonfiction.

1683382315 Moment crowd rushes forwards to get place in front of Buckingham Palace Thomas Kingsley6 May 2023 15:11 1683381671 Harry Stratton, 30, a protester, told The Independent: We're here today because we're demonstrating against the coronation.I just think it's crazy that they're spending all this money on a parade when there are homeless people sitting on the steps of Westminster Abbey right now.

Paintings and engravings by one of Britain's best-known artists are to be displayed in a new exhibition exploring their links with an infamous uprising.Works by the renowned 18th-century artist, satirist and theorist William Hogarth will go on display at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery from Friday, bringing together more than 40 of his artworks and some by his contemporaries.

A painting of the Nativity dating to the early 1500s has been saved from leaving the UK after it was acquired by National Museums NI.The work, painted around 1515 in Rome by the Italian artist Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi, will go on public display at the Ulster Museum in Belfast next year following a fundraising campaign.

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The head of Norway's National Museum has been named as the new director of Tate Modern in London.Karin Hindsbo, who oversaw the consolidation of four Norwegian art institutions into the National Museum in Oslo, will take up her new post in September.She will succeed Frances Morris, the first female director of Tate Modern who announced last year that she was stepping down.

While we may earn a commission if you book something through these links, we make unbiased, independent decisions about what to recommend.Spring is around the corner, which means that cherry blossom season will soon be upon us.This year, the Cherry Blossom Festival will take place between March 20 and April 16, but there will be plenty of activities throughout the entire month of March to celebrate the annual event.

Selldorf Architects, Diamond Schmitt and Two Row Architect have released designs for a gallery to be added to the complex of buildings at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto.The design incorporates a brand-new building on top of a pre-existing parking lot, next to the Frank Gehry-designed 2008 expansion.

Photo by Kayvan Radan This week on Dezeen, we revealed the overall architecture, design and interiors winners of the 2022 Dezeen Awards at a party in London.At the ceremony, Argo Contemporary Art Museum and Cultural Centre by Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North was named architecture project of the year,  Ecole Camondo Méditerranée by Émilieu Studio won interiors project of the year, and the Wheeliy 2.0 wheelchair by Quantum was named design project of the year.

Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao has designed La Ropa sucia se Lava Encasa, an installation at Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria that features a large washbasin and patchwork quilts to "produce a conversation about care".Bilbao installed La Ropa sucia se Lava Encasa (Dirty Clothes are Washed at Home) at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) to argue that clothing, not architecture, is the body's "first layer of protection".

Melbourne-based architects Adam Newman and Kelvin Tsang have created a scaled-down version of Greece's famous Parthenon temple, which is covered in colourful and perspective-bending murals.Built at a third of the scale of the original temple, Temple of Boom has been installed in the garden of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in Melbourne for its NGV Architecture Commission.

Marjan van Aubel brings solar energy into our daily lives as an award-winning solar designer.By combining the fields of sustainability, design, and technology, she creates for a positive future for us and those to follow."When I read the book The Solar Revolution (by Travis Bradford), where it said, that every hour we receive enough sunlight to provide the world with enough energy for an entire year," Marjan shared.

Potomac billionaire Mitchell Rales has joined Josh Harris's bid to buy the Washington Commanders, ESPN reports.Rales and his wife, Emily Wei Rales, are the couple behind the Glenstone museum, and now apparently he's hoping to expand into sports.Here are five things to know about him:
He grew up in Bethesda.

Events will be held across the capital to honour women of the past, present and future, particularly those who have fought for freedom and equality.Here are all the events we have found in London to celebrate the day, listed in chronological order.Walking tours are quietly popular in London, and this one includes the stories and locations important to many of Britain's pivotal feminists and suffragettes, including Mary Wollstonecraft, Sylvia Pankhurst and Eleanor Marx.

The climate protest group Extinction Rebellion is shifting tactics from disruptions such as smashing windows and glueing themselves to public places in 2023, it has announced.A new year resolution to prioritise attendance over arrest and relationships over roadblocks, was spelled out in a 1 January statement titled We quit, which said constantly evolving tactics is a necessary approach.

A procession of vibrant street dancers, international musicians, and a New Zealand school band will be passing through the streets of the West End, as London New Year's Day Parade (NYDP) returns to its usual route.And Scouting For Girls will be joining more than 1,000 cheerleaders and 24 marching bands from the USA, as well as local London entries, classic cars, stunt riders, and much more - including inflatables.

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Alice Neel: Hot Off the Griddle The artist born in 1900 who portrayed the real people of the American century, from Andy Warhol to Kate Millet and many more.Barbican, London, from 16 February to 21 May Peter Doig New paintings by the romantic ironist, or ironic romanticist either way, Doig is a rich enigma.

Happy Monday, everyone!Black History Month is wrapping up, and Women's History Month is on the horizon, with lots of events on the calendar.You can celebrate all things history at a local lecture or neighborhood run.Or, check out the movie lineup for the DC Independent Film Forum.Best Things to Do This Week



DC Independent Film Forum.

David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) Britain's greatest pop artist continues his unique trajectory through the modern world with an immersive spectacle that plunges you into his pictures.Lightroom, London, 22 February to 4 June Golden Mummies of Egypt This newly modernised Victorian museum shows off its world-class collection of ancient Egyptian embalmed people.

Happy weekend, everyone!You can walk or run this weekend at a 5K race in honor of Women's History Month, or watch a number of Irish movies at a four-day festival.If you are in the mood for a live production, then check out Synetic Theater's latest play.Best Things to Do This Weekend


Capital Irish Film Festival.

Can you get excited about artificial intelligence (AI)?I struggle to.When I asked ChatGPT who my favourite artist was, it said I'd never publicly expressed a preference, because as an art historian I don't do "subjective opinions".Evidently, ChatGPT doesn't subscribe to The Art Newspaper.Even if it gave the correct answer-Van Dyck-I'd still not be excited.

Most of the sculptures that have appeared on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square are in storage, and only one is currently on display in the UK.Here's what happened next.1999 Ecce Homo by Mark Wallinger Ecce homo by Mark Wallinger.Photograph: Martin Argles/The Guardian Wallinger said: Trafalgar Square and the approaching millennium constituted the context for Ecce Homo; it was where it belonged.

Environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion said Sunday it was halting its disruptive protests in the United Kingdom to try to win over more public support for its campaign against climate change.The grassroots group has staged acts of civil disobedience by closing key roads, train lines and bridges in central London, blockading oil refineries, smashing windows at a bank headquarters and spaying fake blood over the finance ministry building.

Art restoration is a delicate business, especially when we're talking about a 15th century masterpiece considered one of the greatest depictions of the Nativity.That's a responsibility we don't envy of anyone.We need only recall the infamous 'monkey Christ' from a decade ago to see how the reaction can be to a bad job.

T wo Just Stop Oil climate protesters who inflicted more than 1,000 of damage to John Constable's painting The Hay Wain must compensate the National Galley after being convicted of causing criminal damage.Hannah Hunt, 23, and Eben Lazarus, 22, taped printed posters of a dystopian version of the artwork on to the painting before gluing their hands to its frame in the National Gallery on July 4, this year.

Two climate protesters caused more than 1,000-worth of damage to a national treasure painting after taping posters on top of and gluing themselves to The Hay Wain, a court heard on Tuesday.Hannah Hunt, 23, and Eben Lazarus, 22, taped printed posters of a dystopian version of the artwork on to John Constable's painting before gluing their hands to its frame in The National Gallery on July 4 this year, Westminster Magistrates' Court was told.

The actor Gary Oldman knows a few things about playing spies.He picked up the first of his three Oscar nominations for his portrayal of George Smiley, the agent at the heart of the 2011 movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which was adapted from John le Carre's thriller by the same name.(He won in 2018, for The Darkest Hour.)

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features SANAA's extension of the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.Architecture studio SANAA has extended Sydney's Art Gallery of New South Wales with rectangular pavilions.Set to open this weekend, the Sydney Modern volumes cascade down a hillside overlooking Sydney Harbour's Woolloomooloo Bay.

Architect Denise Scott Brown has urged planners to refuse Selldorf Architects' controversial plans to remodel her and Robert Venturi's postmodern Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery.Ahead of a planning decision that is set to be made tomorrow, Scott Brown said that "refusal of these applications is the only appropriate decision".

The architect of the controversial Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery in London has publicly hit back at plans to completely rebuild it, accusing the new designer of making our building look like a circus clown.When it was completed in 1991, the Sainsbury Wing, designed by Denise Scott Brown and her husband Robert Venturi, was derided at first by modernists and traditionalists.

Party photographer Dan Swartz's monthly roundup.Opening of "Mexican Geniuses: A Frida & Diego Immersive Experience" at 1900 W Place, Northeast | September 8
American Academy of Achievement's 54th annual Banquet of the Golden Plate dinner and awards ceremony at the National Portrait Gallery | September 12
An Evening With Hilarity for Charity at the Zuccari family residence in McLean | September 13
National Gallery of Art reception for "The Double: Identity and Difference in Art Since 1900" and "The Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan and James McNeill Whistler" | September 22
Reception at La Résidence de France celebrating Wine and the White House: A History by Fred Ryan | October 3
Fall Ball for the Mall at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC | October 4
2022 Wolf Trap Ball at the Filene Center | September 23
March on Washington Film Festival opening-night gala at Union Market Dock 5 | September 28
This article appears in the November 2022 issue of Washingtonian.

Twitter is in free fall.Where to start?Elon Musk purchased the bird app on October 27 for $44 billion (and yes, he walked into Twitter HQ holding a sink for a "let that sink in" pun).In just over two weeks, he has cut half the work force, declared comedy both allowed and not allowed, rolled out a disastrous pay-to-play verification system, and most recently, given a failed ultimatum for engineers to commit to working long hours or leave.

A van Gogh landscape to die for.A sacred scene by Botticelli that puts a lump in your throat.One of Jasper Johns's stunningly subtle map paintings.Those were just a few of the treasures on view last week when Christie's auction house broke records by selling more than $1.5 billion in art from the estate of Paul G. Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft who died in 2018.

Climate activists have blocked entrances to two of the UK's premier private jet airports as part of a global wave of action against private aviation timed to coincide with Cop27.The activists, from Extinction Rebellion and Scientist Rebellion, staged blockades at Farnborough airport, in Hampshire, and London Luton airport's Harrods terminal, in Hertfordshire, on Thursday morning.

The Brits are known for being pretty creative when it comes to leisurely activities in their spare time.From photography, painting, or getting crafty, 3 out of 4 people say they try to do at least one creative activity when they have the chance.Of course, there are some of the less imaginative, somewhat predictable activities that have maintained their popularity over the years, such as going to the cinema or theatre or even reading.

Left, Madame Moitessier, 1856 Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, oil on canvas, The National Gallery, London and right, Woman with a Book, 1932, Pablo Picasso, oil on canvas, The Norton Simon Foundation, Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society(ARS), New York The National Gallery, London / The Norton Simon Foundation, Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society(ARS), New York It's said that Pablo Picasso once observed, "Lesser artists borrow; great artists steal."

Two paintings by Romantic artist Joseph Mallord William Turner are set to return to Britain for the first time in more than 100 years.The works, both painted in the mid 1820's, are being lent by The Frick Collection in New York to London's National Gallery for a special exhibition this winter.The Turner on Tour exhibition will see Turner's oil paintings Harbour of Dieppe: Changement de Domicile and Cologne, the Arrival of a Packet-Boat: Evening, back in the UK, where they were last seen in 1911.

Just Stop Oil activists have glued themselves to a road in north London on the 22nd day of the group's campaign of civil unrest.The Metropolitan police said: Met officers are at the scene at Upper Street N1, where there are 16 Just Stop Oil protesters who have sat down on the road, four of whom are locked on to each other and six are glued to the road.