Thursday, March 29, 2012

Song 1 hirshhorn

  • WASHINGTON -- Although there were some initial fears that a cold front pushing through town Wednesday afternoon would made outdoor events wet and miserable for the evening, perfectly delightful weather conditions ruled the night.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • WASHINGTON -- Multimedia artist Doug Aitkens SONG 1 will literally wrap the Hirshhorn Museum in moving images beginning Thursday night.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • They gathered Thursday night in cocktail gowns and hipster garb, in wrinkled dress shirts unchanged since the workday, and in the comfortable baggy uniform of the cherry blossom tourists — and stood gawping at the Hirshhorn Museum.
  • (Washington Post)
  • No question: Doug Aitkens SONG 1 is a hit. Last nights debut at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden saw hundreds of onlookers line up in the late afternoon to find the best spot to see the artists video installation at sunset.
  • (Washington City Paper)
  • The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden put romance in the air with an artist's film projected on the circular building's facade.
  • (Businessweek)
  • In "Song 1," running nightly through May 13, artist Doug Aitken turns the circular exterior of the Hirshhorn Museum into "liquid architecture" by using 11 high-definition projectors to cast moving images on the building.
  • (Washington Post)
  • A bold commission that will enter the Hirshhorn's permanent collection, "SONG 1" (2012) will enhance the museum's ever-expanding holdings of cutting-edge moving-image art.
  • (Art Daily)
  • According to the Hirshhorn staffer, Bloomberg LP wanted to avoid the potentially negative financial connotations associated with the word bubble. Hence: the Bloomberg Balloon.
  • (Washington City Paper)
  • A bold commission that will enter the Hirshhorns permanent collection and enliven its public space, SONG 1 allows visitors to the National Mall a chance to witness the first-ever work of 360-degree convex-screen cinema.
  • (Examiner)
  • WASHINGTON - The Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is giving its trademark circular exterior a makeover.
  • (FederalNewsRadio.com)

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