Sunday, September 14, 2008

CURRENT AND

UPCOMING SHOWS:

Critic's recommendations are indicated by arrows.

Picturing Politics 2008: Artists Speak to Power, an examination of the intersection of visual art and the political, at the Arlington Arts Center. Through Sept. 27.

Black Box: Semiconductor,"digital noise and computer anarchy" in moving-image works by Ruth Jarman and Joseph Gerhardt, at the Hirshhorn Museum. Through Dec. 14.

J.J. McCracken: Living Sculpture, performances that include figures and props covered in clay, at Project 4. Through Sept. 11.

Beyond Tradition: The Pueblo Pottery of Tammy Garcia, a collection of Southwestern-style ceramics, at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Through Feb. 3.

Guests of the Hills: Travelers and Recluses in Chinese Landscape Painting, works from the mid-11th to mid-18th centuries, at the Freer Gallery of Art. Through Feb. 22.

Inside and Out: Recent Trends in the Arts of the Dominican Republic, work by eight contemporary artists, at the IDB Cultural Center, Inter-American Development Bank. Through Nov. 7.

The Elegant Salon: European Academic Paintings From the Syracuse University Art Collection, including romantic works by William Adolphe Bouguereau, Jean-Léon Gérôme and others, at the Mitchell Gallery, St. John's College. Through Oct. 10.

Herb White: A Taste for Art, selections from the collection of the late Washington patron of the arts, presented by the Washington Arts Museum at Pepco's Edison Place Gallery. Through Oct. 17.

Barbara Liotta: Sculpture, new work, at Reyes+Davis gallery. Through Oct. 10.

Herb's Choice: Anhedonia, Recent Work by Will Schneider-White, honoring the late Washington art patron Herb White, at the District of Columbia Arts Center. Through Oct. 12.

1 -- The Theater of Insects: Photographs by Jo Whaley, images of butterflies, dragonflies, beetles and other bugs, at the National Academy of Sciences. Through Dec. 10.

2 -- Albanian Muslim Rescuers During the Holocaust: Photographs by Norman Gershman, images and stories of those who sheltered more than 2,000 Jews, at the District of Columbia Jewish Community Center. Through Nov. 30.

3 -- The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards, an exhibition featuring the competition's 15 finalists, at Heineman Myers Contemporary Art. Through Sept. 27.

5 -- Anthony Cervino: Anti-Plastic, low-relief sculptures made from toy model kits, at Flashpoint. Through Oct. 11.

5 -- David Boothman, paintings, at the Montpelier Arts Center. Through Oct. 31.

5 -- Way Down in New Orleans, a show of New Orleans-based artists three years after the storm, at Civilian Art Projects. Through Oct. 11.

5 -- They Came From Beyond the Beltway: Tourists at the National Mall, new photos by Lucian Perkins, at the Carroll Square Gallery. Through Nov. 21.

5 -- Three American Masters, works by Gene Davis, Sam Gilliam and Nathan Oliveira, at Marsha Mateyka Gallery. Through Oct. 11.

6 -- Nocturnal, photographs by Frank Day, at Addison/Ripley Fine Art. Through Oct. 11.

6 -- Sushama Parikh, new ceramics and sculpture, at the Montpelier Arts Center. Through Sept. 28.

7 -- Deborah Addison Coburn, paintings, at the Montpelier Arts Center. Through Oct. 27.

10 -- German Vita, photographs illustrating changes in German society over the last four decades, at the Goethe-Institut. Through Oct. 31.

10 -- Oscar Niemeyer: An Invention of Time, exploring the work of the famed Brazilian architect, at the Art Museum of the Americas. Through Oct. 26.

11 -- Contemplation on Nature, acrylic paintings by Sangbok Lee, at the McLean Project for the Arts. Through Oct. 25.

11 -- Jo Smail: The Limits of Language, work created over the last 10 years that reflects change in the artist's life, at the McLean Project for the Arts. Through Oct. 25.

11 -- Pat Goslee: Memory Full, atmospheric mixed-media works, at the McLean Project for the Arts. Through Oct. 25.

12 -- Four Indian Kings, a collection of the earliest surviving oil portraits of Native Americans, at the National Portrait Gallery. Through Jan. 25.

13 -- 20/40, an exhibition of 40 photographs by 20 Washington-area artists, at Kathleen Ewing Gallery. Through Nov. 29.

13 -- Close Encounters: Facing the Future, the culmination of Provision Library's "Brushfire" public art initiative, at the American University Museum in the Katzen Center. Through Oct. 26.

13 -- Christenberry, new works by William Christenberry, at Hemphill Fine Arts. Through Oct. 25.

13 -- ID-entity, work by 10 emerging Mexico City artists examining the city they live in and larger issues of identity, at Transformer and the Mexican Cultural Institute. Through Oct. 18.

13 -- Potential Energy: A Collaboration, works on paper by Kate McGraw and Ann Tarantino, at Curator's Office. Through Oct. 25.

13 -- Richard Avedon: Portraits of Power, photographs of the American elite from the 1950s through the artist's death in 2004, at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Through Jan. 25.

13 -- Teo Gonzalez: New Works, paintings by the Spanish-born Brooklyn artist, at Irvine Contemporary. Through Oct. 11.

13 -- Interspecies Transmission, paintings and an installation by Ryan Hackett, at G Fine Art. Through Oct. 11.

13 -- Just a Taste, paintings by Cory Oberndorfer, at G Fine Art. Through Oct. 11.

14 -- George de Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings, a collection completed in the 1880s depicting Native American life, at the National Gallery of Art. Through Jan. 4.

16 -- Fragile Persuasion: Russian Porcelain and the Fine Art of Propaganda, a show exploring Soviet ceramics and politics, at the Hillwood Estate. Through Dec. 31.

19 -- John Watson: Better Now Than They Once Was, a site-specific installation sponsored by Hemphill Fine Arts and Taurus Development, at 1341 H St. NE. Through Nov. 1.

21 -- Kianga Ford: My Life in Fiction, works merging sound, theater, literature and storytelling, at the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore. Through Nov. 23.

21 -- What Candidates Are Really Made of & Other Famous Faces, Israeli artist Hanoch Piven's found-object portraits of celebrities and politicians, at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. Through Nov. 17.

26 -- Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities, exploring how two iconic artists addressed the American landscape, at the Renwick Gallery. Through Jan. 4.

27 -- Autumn Colors, selections from the Feinberg collection of Edo-period Japanese paintings, at the Walters Art Museum. Through Nov. 30.

27 -- Platters and Pourers, a juried exhibition of decorative and functional ceramics, at Baltimore Clayworks. Through Nov. 6.

27 -- Leo Villareal: New Work, an exhibition of the New York artist's trademark light sculptures, inaugurates the new home of Conner Contemporary Art in Northeast D.C. Through Nov. 9.

27 -- Surface/Tension, an exhibition pairing paintings by Asian artist Gi-ok Jeon and American Julie Wolfe, at Mu Project. Through Nov. 13.

1 -- Tornadoes: Paintings by John Brosio, weather-themed images, at the National Academy of Sciences. Through Jan. 5.

3 -- Contours and Concourses, works by Renée duRocher and Mary-Anne Prack, at Zenith Gallery. Through Nov. 2.

3 -- Ledelle Moe, sculpture by the winner of the 2008 Kreeger Museum Artist Award, at the Kreeger Museum. Through Nov. 29.

3 -- Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Glass, works by the widely influential craftsman, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Through Jan. 11.

3 -- Uncommon Beauty, works presenting alternative perspectives on physical appeal, at the Ellipse Arts Center. Through Dec. 13.

4 -- Sahomi Naka, new work by the resident printmaker, at the Montpelier Arts Center. Through Oct. 26.

8 -- Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection, selections from the artworks acquired by the French fashion executive, at the National Museum of African Art. Through Jan. 11.

10 -- Fall Solos 2008, work by Katie Creyts, Lily Cox-Richard, Ben Pranger, Andrea Chung, Morgan Craig and Robin Dana, at the Arlington Arts Center. Through Nov. 29.

10 -- Women of Our Time: Twentieth Century Photographs, portraits of famous American women, at the National Portrait Gallery. Through Feb. 1.

11 -- Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Over the River, works chronicling the artists' suspension of fabric panels over the Arkansas River in Colorado, at the Phillips Collection. Through Jan. 25.

11 -- Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur, newly discovered works that challenge perceptions of Indian art, at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Through Jan. 4.

12 -- Oceans, Rivers and Skies: Ansel Adams, Robert Adams and Alfred Stieglitz,21 works by the landscape photographers, at the National Gallery of Art. Through March 15.

12 -- Franz West, To Build a House You Start With the Roof: Work, 1972-2008, the first American retrospective of this groundbreaking Austrian artist, at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Through Jan. 4.

12 -- Front Room: Dieter Roth & Rachel Harrison, two- and three-dimensional works inspired by the stuff of everyday life, at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Through Jan. 4.

16 -- Arabesque: The Art of Stephanie Pogue, works created with color viscosity etching, at the University of Maryland's Driskell Center. Through Dec. 12.

17 -- Nicole Lenzi: Stop and Go, performance-based installations using tape, molding, tiles, line and light, at Flashpoint. Through Nov. 15.

17 -- Role Models: Feminine Identity in Contemporary American Photography, examining gender in photographs, at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Through Jan. 25.

18 -- Regime Change Starts at Home, works by Shepard Fairey, Al Farrow and Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky), at Irvine Contemporary. Through Nov. 29.

18 -- Sea and Sky, paintings by Mary Page Evans, at Addison/Ripley Fine Art. Through Nov. 15.

18 -- Timbuktu to Tibet: Rugs and Textiles of the Hajji Babas, an exhibition of non-Western craft, at the Textile Museum. Through March 8.

18 -- Wounded Cities, photographs capturing the impact of terrorist attacks, at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Through Feb. 17.

19 -- Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry, more than 200 objects spanning 50 centuries, at the Walters Art Museum. Through Jan. 4.

19 -- Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples, an exhibition highlighting Pompeii's artistic culture in antiquity, at the National Gallery of Art. Through March 22.

23 -- The Panza Collection and Ways of Seeing: Giuseppe and Giovanna Panza,39 works from the late 1960s and early 1970s, at the Hirshhorn Museum. Through Jan. 11.

24 -- American Landscapes: An Exhibition of Contemporary Photography, a group show, at Civilian Art Projects. Through Nov. 29.

24 -- Falnama: The Book of Omens, the first survey of these lavish divination manuscripts from Islamic Persia and Turkey, at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Through Jan. 24.

24 -- Noelle Tan, Outtakes From Untitled and Drawing, new work by the local photographer, at Civilian Art Projects. Through Nov. 29.

24 -- Tokens of Affection and Regard: Photographic Jewelry and Its Makers, wearable keepsakes from the 19th century, at the National Portrait Gallery. Through June 21.

25 -- Los Caprichos, select aquatints from Goya's most extensive graphic work, at the Mitchell Gallery, St. John's College. Through Dec. 17.

26 -- Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered, more than 130 works by Rembrandt's great friend and rival, at the National Gallery of Art. Through Jan. 11.

1 -- Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian, a survey of the American artist emphasizing his Indian paintings of the 1960s and '70s, at the National Museum of the American Indian. Through Aug. 16.

1 -- Heavy Hearted: Nicholas & Sheila Pye, in which the couple explore intense relationships through film and photography, at Curator's Office. Through Dec. 20.

1 -- If You Didn't Know What This Was, Would You Know What This Is?, two- and three-dimensional works by Nilay Lawson, at Transformer. Through Dec. 6.

1 -- Karen Mesinger Miller, new wearable art, at the Montpelier Arts Center. Through Nov. 30.

2 -- Color in Freedom: Journey along the Underground Railroad,50 new works by Joseph Holston, at University College of the University of Maryland. Through March 1.

4 -- Political Craft, social commentary in traditional craft materials, at the Montpelier Arts Center. Through Nov. 30.

4 -- Symmes Gardner, a new video installation by the Maryland artist, at the Montpelier Arts Center. Through Dec. 28.

5 -- Public Spirit: The Hirshhorn Project, in which contemporary artist Terence Gower explores an early plan to set the Smithsonian's contemporary art museum into a utopian "town of culture" in rural Canada, at the Hirshhorn Museum. Through March 22.

6 -- Abby Sangiamo: A Retrospective,50 years of paintings and drawings, at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Through Dec. 19.

6 -- Aimee Helen Koch: Undressed, photographs depicting clothes but not the wearer, at the McLean Project for the Arts. Through Dec. 20.

6 -- Georgia Goldberg: Light, Shadow and Air, an installation focusing on making the invisible visible, at the McLean Project for the Arts. Through Dec. 20.

6 -- Home Plates, blank dishes transformed by 60 local artists, at the District of Columbia Jewish Community Center. Through Dec. 13.

6 -- Ten Year Chip: Photographs by Michael Mendez, images created using experimental techniques, at the McLean Project for the Arts. Through Dec. 20.

6 -- The New Normal, works drawing on private information, at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Through Dec. 19.

7 -- Form and Facade, sculpture by Paul Wolff and paintings by Jodi Wolff, at Zenith Gallery. Through Nov. 30.

7 -- One Life: The Mask of Lincoln, portraits charting the passage of the Great Emancipator from Illinois congressman to president, at the National Portrait Gallery. Through July 5.

11 -- Dalya Luttwak, welded metal sculptures by the Israeli artist, at the American University Museum in the Katzen Center. Through Dec. 28.

11 -- Ibero-American Salon, works from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, at the American University Museum in the Katzen Center. Through Dec. 28.

11 -- Jae Ko, work made with wrapped and folded spools of adding machine paper, at the American University Museum in the Katzen Center. Through Dec. 28.

11 -- Onthaasting: About Spare Time and Slower Worlds, contemporary Belgian works, at the American University Museum in the Katzen Center. Through Dec. 28.

14 -- Lenscape, works by David Glick and Colin Winterbottom, at Zenith Gallery. Through Nov. 30.

14 -- New Photography, a group exhibition of work by D.C. photographers, at Fraser Gallery. Through Dec. 20.

14 -- Painting the Heart of Russia: Nikolai Timkov's Sustaining Vision, works from the 1930s through the '80s, at Meridian International Center. Through Jan. 18.

15 -- FotoWeek DC, the District's first annual celebration of photography, featuring contests, exhibitions, lectures and other events, at venues across the region. Through Nov. 22.

21 -- Elena Volkova: Airscapes, photographs from the windows of airplanes, at Flashpoint. Through Dec. 27.

21 -- Mary Cassatt: Friends and Family, an exploration of friendship in the painter's art, at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Through Jan. 25.

27 -- Graphic Masters I: Highlights From the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the first in a series of installations celebrating American artists' works on paper, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Through May 25.

4 -- Portraiture Now: Feature Photography, work by six photographers on assignment for major publications such as the New Yorker and Esquire, at the National Portrait Gallery. Through May 10.

5 -- Accommodating Nature: The Photographs of Frank Gohlke, prints from the early 1970s through 2004 depicting environments transformed by human growth, at the Renwick Gallery. Through March 1.

9 -- Unlimited Edition, a juried show of works that exist in unnumbered editions, at the Arlington Arts Center. Through Jan. 17.

11 -- IV Inter-American Biennial of Video Art, new-media art by Latin American and Caribbean artists, at the IDB Cultural Center. Through Jan. 30.

13 -- Dawoud Bey: Class Pictures, photographs of young people from varied economic, racial and ethnic backgrounds in Detroit, at the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore. Through Feb. 21.

13 -- Selections From Transformer's Flat File, exploring the gallery's growing collection of small works on paper, at Transformer. Through Jan. 24.

22 -- Black Box: Ori Gersht, three moving-image works from 2006 referencing nature and still lifes, at the Hirshhorn Museum. Through April 12.

8 -- Cellular Perspectives: Works by Betsy Stewart and Patrick Craig, paintings that reference the biological, at the McLean Project for the Arts. Through Feb. 21.

8 -- Cory Oberndorfer: Flavor of the Month, paintings using the style of graphic design to address the subculture of flat-track roller derby, at Flashpoint. Through Feb. 13.

18 -- Looking In: Robert Frank's "The Americans," photography exposing the quotidian details of life in the United States, at the National Gallery of Art. Through April 26.

20 -- Presidents in Waiting, an exhibition on the vice presidency and the 14 men who went on to become U.S. presidents, at the National Portrait Gallery. Through Jan. 3, 2010.