Art Downtown

 

Art Downtown

If you like to make collages or just like looking at them go to the National Gallery of Art East Wing and see the various artists who explored the medium at the turn of the 20^th century. The exhibition is called Shock of the News and it presents works by more than 60 artists utilizing news papers in their work. Some names like Picasso may ring a bell, and others like Jasper Johns will widen your knowledge of American Modern art, while Hannah Hoch and Kurt Schwitters will inform you about the elusive Dada movement of the 1920’s.

Collage comes from the French word coller, meaning to glue. Pablo Picasso and George Braque (founders of Cubism) in 1912 explored gluing objects and  to surfaces. Hannah Hoch and Kurt Schwitters kept with the paper on surface exploration utilizing newspapers, advertisements, and photos in 1919.

This can be a good way to enjoy some free time and learn something new.

Location: National Gallery of Art, East Building, Mezzanine, 6th Street & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Admission: Free of charge
For information: 202-842-6941 or www.nga.gov