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JANET WHEELER AND TOUCHSTONE GALLERY
One Man’s Trash
JANET WHEELER is one of five artists featured in Touchstone Gallery’s new exhibit, “Form Transformed,” on display until Feb. 2. Wheeler and the other sculptors make collage-like art from clay, earthen materials and even garbage.
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to create strategies for mitigating the
— walls, floor, escalator sides — is
impacts of climate change. “Life Lab,”
wrapped in text on vinyl by the artist,
contains information about the science
immersing visitors in halls of voices
of healthy living, how the brain works
that address conflicting perceptions
and how to plan healthy meals. 525 E St.
of democracy, power and belief, indef-
NW; 202-334-1201, koshland-science-
initely. “Damage Control: Art and Destruction Since 1950,” international art that has risen since the end of World War II, through May 26. Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW; 202-6331000, hirshhorn.si.edu. Honfleur: “Common Ground,” an exhibit featuring work by painter Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann and photographer Michael B. Platt, through Feb. 28. 1241 Good Hope Road SE; 202-365-8392, honfleurgallery.com. Jerusalem Fund: “Nabila Hilmi — A Retrospective,” paintings, drawings and collage by Hilmi explore light and shadow, form and line, through March 7. 2425 Virginia Ave. NW; 202-338-1958, thejerusalemfund.org. Koshland Science Museum: Ongoing exhibits, “Earth Lab,” provides the latest data models and decision tools
museum.org. Mexican Cultural Institute: “Man at the Crossroads: Diego Rivera’s Mural at Rockefeller Center,” an examination of the history, creation and ultimate destruction of a controversial New York mural by the Mexican artist, through May 17. 2829 16th St. NW; 202-728-1628, icm.sre.gob.mx/imw. National Air and Space Museum: Ongoing exhibits, explore the evolution of flight through displays, handson exhibitions and historic aircraft and spacecraft, from the Wright Brothers’ plane to Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis to the Apollo 11 command module Columbia. The museum also has a planetarium and Imax theater, which for a fee shows educational films on flight and outer space. Sixth Street and Independence Avenue SW; 202-633-1000,
nasm.si.edu. National Building Museum: “House and Home,” an ongoing exhibition that explores what it means to live at home. “Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990,” an exhibition divided into five sections details the transformation of Los Angeles, through March 10. Ongoing exhibits, learn about the history of buildings and their environmental impact. 401 F St. NW; 202-272-2448, nbm.org. National Gallery of Art, West Building: “Civic Pride: Dutch Group Portraits From Amsterdam,” rare depictions by Govert Flinck and Bartholomeus van der Helst of meetings inside the Kloveniersdoelen, the gathering place of one of Amsterdam’s three militia companies. “From the Library: The Transformation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses,” an exhibition focused on the popularity of “Metamorphoses” features selections from the National Gallery of Art Library’s rare book collection, prints, drawings, medals and decorative art objects, through Feb. 9. “Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium From Greek Collections,” an exhibition divided into five thematic sections includes manuscripts, jewelry and ceramics, through March 2. “Masterpieces of American Furniture From the Kaufman Collection, 1700-1830,” one of the largest collections of Early American furniture in private hands, acquired over the course of five decades by George M. and Linda H. Kaufman, is on display, indefinitely. Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW; 202-737-4215, nga.gov. National Museum of African Art: “Africa Re-Viewed: The Photographic Legacy of Eliot Elisofon,” in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, an exhibition focused on the photographer’s work capturing images of African culture, through Aug. 24. “Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa,” the exhibit surveys artwork that portrays African land as something revered and exploited, through Feb. 23. 950 Independence Ave. SW; 202-6334600, africa.si.edu. National Museum of American History: “American Stories,” a crosssection of the museum’s collection of artifacts shows how stories and history have shaped our national identity. Continued on page E20
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