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Offering an alternative history of art in the United States, “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime” is on view at the Renwick Gallery, a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum dedicated to contemporary craft, from May 31 through Jan. 5, 2025.
- Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Exhibitions. Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery....
- Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Bisa Butler
- Sonya Clark
- Sharon Kerry-Harlan
- Wanxin Zhang
Artist Bisa Butler explores the lives and histories of African Americans through her life-size portrait quilts, honoring both notable figures as well as bringing forgotten individuals to the forefront. Read more about Harlem Hellfighters.
Through her large-scale woven replica of the Confederate truce flag used at Appomattox, Sonya Clark asks the question, “What if this flag of truce was the flag we knew, instead of the Confederate battle flag?” Read more about Monumental.
Kerry-Harlan reflects on current events-including the effects of the pandemic-that have affirmed structures of racism in American society: "Despite these dire situations, resilience remains among African American and their allies to realize a better future."Portrait of Resiliencepieces together materials and symbols from the past and present to cre...
An homage to Chinese culture, Wanxin Zhang’s series of Color Facesrecall colored masks worn during opera performances to represent a range of characters, personality traits, and backgrounds. The phrase “color face” is also an intentional play on words that describes Zhang’s continuing experience of otherness within the country that has been his hom...
SAAM’s branch location for contemporary craft, the Renwick Gallery, showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today. Currently on view are more than 100 works in a range of mediums from fiber and ceramics to glass, metal, wood, and mixed media.
Feb 11, 2023 · This is the ultimate guide to the Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C. This free Smithsonian museum houses a stunning collection of contemporary fine crafts and decorative art. It's a branch of the Museum of American Art.
Sep 23, 2010 · Decades later, those 66 pieces, gifted to the Renwick in 2003, chronicle the rapid evolution and expansion of wood turning as an art form. They are the subject of the Renwick Gallery's new...
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