DCist on Gehry

Mike Grass over at DCist has started an interesting comment thread on the whole Corcoran and Gehry issue.

DCAC Opening Tonite

Jefferson Pinder curates Superstition at DCAC and it opens tonite with a reception for the arists from 7-9PM.

The exhibition features Leslie Berns, Kyan Bishop, Stephanie Dinkins, Brandon Friend, David Krueger, Gina Lewis, Michael Platt, Christopher Randolph, Wilfredo Valladares and Adam White.

Jefferson Pinder selected artwork from those ten artists that deals with ritual and mystery. Each artist "seeks to personally define superstition, from mundane everyday rituals, to the transformative power of spiritual growth from artistic practices that form a passionate connection to the world."

Georgetown Openings

Tonight the five Canal Square galleries in Georgetown will have the new openings and/or extended hours.

We will have the DC solo debut of Gabriela Bulisova, who was the Best of Show winner at the 2005 Bethesda International Photography Competition.

The openings start at 6PM and go through 9PM. They are catered by the Sea Catch Restaurant and are free and open to the public.

This Week's Reviews

In the WaPo today, Michael O'Sullivan reviews "Close Up in Black: African American Film Posters," on view at the International Gallery of the Smithsonian's S. Dillon Ripley Center.

Yesterday in the WaPo, Jessica Dawson mini-reviewed our group glass show in Bethesda, as well as Kehinde Wiley's sold out show at Conner Contemporary and also "Rebecca Kamen: Meta" at the Emerson Gallery, McLean Project for the Arts as well as Elisabeth Lescault at Creative Partners Gallery.

In the City Paper, Louis Jacobson reviews Willy Ronis at Kathleen Ewing Gallery. Also in the CP, Joe Dempsey reviews "Collector's Choice" at Zenith Gallery. And the other Mark Jenkins reviews Gina Denton's installation at Flashpoint.

At the Gazette, Adam Karlin reviews the current group show at Harmony Hall. His colleage, Karen Schafer reviews "Portraits of Life" at the Technical Center at Montgomery College in Rockville.

At Thinking About Art, Kathleen Shafer reviewed Viktor Koen at our Georgetown space. And it was also reviewed by Alexandra Silverthorne at Solarize This.

At Drawer, Warren Craghead reviewed Kirkland's solo debut show at the University of Phoenix Northern Virginia Campus.

In The Georgetowner, John Blee reviews Woong Kim at Addison/Ripley.

Best Bet

The Washington Blade has the Tim Tate-curated "Compelled by Content" as their Best Best of the week.

Compelled by Content is at our Bethesda gallery until June 5, 2005.

Hot Pick

The Washington Times has the Tim Tate curated "Compelled By Content" exhibition currently at our Bethesda gallery selected as their "Hot Pick" of the week.

No Gehry?

"Hazel said he and fellow trustee Paul Corddry approached President and Director David C. Levy earlier this week and suggested he offer his resignation"

The above is from a WaPo article by Bob Thompson and Jacqueline Trescott on the financial woes of the Corcoran and possible suspension of the Gehry effort, which according to the story, could come as early as Monday, when the board is scheduled to discuss a new strategic plan for the Corcoran.

Read the story here.