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| 'Strange Bodies' brings together some of the most praised and popular examples of figuration from the Hirshhorn's collection to show how expressionistic and surrealistic impulses toward human representation have evolved from the early and mid-20th century to recent decades. The exhibition features works by Alberto Giacometti, Jean Dubuffet, Willem de Kooning, Francis Bacon, Balthus, René Magritte , Magdalena Abakanowicz, Georg Baselitz, Lucian Freud, Robert Gober, Julian Schnabel, Franz West, Janine Antoni, Matthew Barney, John Currin, Ron Mueck, and Lisa Yuskavage.
Strange Bodies: Figurative Works from the Hirshhorn Collection
December 11, 2008 to fall 2009
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Independence Avenue
at Seventh Street
SW
Washington, DC
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the body and self have been fascinating to atists since the danw of time. it is interesting you briong together old and new works to higlight the similatirties. is this exhibition touring i wonder?the body and self have been fascinating to artists since the dawn of time. it is interesting you bring together old and new works to highlight the similarities. is this exhibition touring i wonder?
richard 28-04-2009 | |
I have to say the narrator in this video comes off as not so bright! Making some very obvious statements. Saying that the exhibition looks of a very high standard, love Schutte's work and am always blown away by Ron Mueck's scutptures, truely breathtaking.
Ellie Carson 27-04-2009 | |
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