The DC Traveler

American painter, Richard Diebenkorn’s early abstract impressionism work is not well known. But his Albuquerque period (1950-52), created a solid foundation for future work.

His individualist style were based, in part, of earlier works of abstract expressionists from a decade earlier. 
By the 1960s, he had become a known and respected abstract expressionist on America’s Pacific coast.
Closing soon is an exhibit of his influential work, at The Phillips Collection, in Washington, DC.
Diebenkorn in New Mexico
The Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street, NW, between Q and R Streets
Washington, DC 20009 (map it)
Dates and Times – Through Sept. 7, 2008
Hours – Saturday 10:00 a.m.– 6:00 …read more

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Are you a fan of modern art? If so, this is one exhibit you can’t miss.  In fact, it may be the art exhibit of the year in Washington DC. 
The Société Anonyme (which translates from French to “anonymous organization”) was founded in 1920 as an experimental museum and to advance and promote American and European modern and avant-garde art and artists in America.  It introduced and promoted both now-recognized modern artists such as Alexander Calder, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and co-founder and Dada modernist Man Ray, as well as lesser-known artists in exhibitions throughout the U.S. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In true Dada style, the …read more

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