As a kid growing up in Los Angeles, Cynthia Connolly watched art-deco signs whiz by from the backseat of her mother’s car. Her exhibit at Civilian Art Projects captures the years she later spent tracking down fascinating signs, traveling to places in Arizona, Louisiana, New York, West Virginia, and the D.C. area. Her D.C. signs—Bloomingdale [...]
Leading this week's paper is our package of remembrances for Chuck Brown, who passed away last week. In it you'll find:
Sarah Godfrey on Brown's legacy as a folk hero who helped D.C. endure misery, then change
Shani Hilton on learning to love go-go
Marcus J. Moore on Brown's unlikely role as a rap patriarch
Andrew Noz on what [...]
Lindsay Zoladz gives local art-punkers Imperial China the Pitchfork stamp. [Pitchfork]
New Orleans remembers Chuck Brown [NOLA.com]
Radio CPR's Chuck Brown tribute [Dissonance]
The Kreeger Museum's program for arts lovers with Alzheimer's [NPR]
Tilda, Tilda, TILDA [Style Blog]
For most D.C. residents, the Potomac River is the lazy body of water that’s a little less smelly than the Anacostia, or at least clean enough to float rafts of party boats on summer Saturdays. For a history geek like Garrett Peck, who lives in Arlington, it’s the story of America: Invading armies had to [...]
Jeff Chang on the legacy of Chuck Brown [Grantland]
Spin interviews Fat Trel [Spin]
Robyn will DJ not one, but two sets at U Street Music Hall July 8 [Post]
BuzzFeed will open a D.C. bureau. LOLcats for everyone! [FishbowlDC]
A chat with 826DC director Joe Callahan [Huffington Post D.C.]
Jonathan Adler, a potter whose cheerful pieces have built a design empire since he began selling his work at Barney’s New York in 1993, has reached the point where he can design anything he wants. His massive product catalog now spans ceramics, rugs, textiles, and Cottonelle toilet paper-roll covers. Bright colors and geometric patterns are [...]
National Museum of Natural History developing a human-genome exhibit [AP/Huffington Post]
Adams Morgan's Fiddler on the Roof already is already planning a summer concert series [DCist]
Nicole Kidman to play a part in the forthcoming movie The Butler based on Wil Haygood's 2008 Washington Post story [Post]
Michael Kaiser, what ailing arts organization are you referring to in [...]
Officially, local screenings of the remastered Monty Python and the Holy Grail do not involve an audience participation segment. But don’t be surprised if the whole theater recites most of the movie back to the screen. The film, first released in 1975, achieved cult-classic status not long afterward; now, it’s simply part of the fabric of [...]
Go-go scholar Kip Lornell and Ward 7 Republican Ron Moten on Chuck Brown [Post]
A Chuck Brown mural emerges in Petworth. [Prince of Petworth]
Lenny Campello is compiling every scrap of news he can find on Artomatic. [Daily Campello]
When is it an art collection, and when is it just stuff? [D.C. Docent]
In case you missed it, salon-style clusterfuck Artomatic is back from a three-year hiatus, and returning to Crystal City. It’s the show some love and others hate, likely for the same reason: Hundreds of artists are allowed to exhibit whatever they want, in equally sized spaces, on a first-come first-serve basis, for a fee. Talented [...]
