10 Great Things to Do in DC This September

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10 Great Things to Do in DC This September

Top left to right: Photograph of World Culture Festival courtesy Art of Living Foundation, Janelle Monáe by Amy Harris/Invision/AP images, The Screwtape Letters by Joan Marcus. Bottom left to right: Photograph of Melvins by Chris Casella, “Indian Canyon” courtesy of Cara Romero, Robert Glasper courtesy of Robert Glasper.

Music

Black Cat 30th Anniversary

Velocity Girl. Photograph by Jim Saah.

Black Cat | September 8–9

The beloved DC rock venue celebrates three decades with two shows: The first night features the likes of Ex Hex and club co-owner Dante Ferrandos Gray Matter, while reformed 90s darlings Velocity Girl (above) and Ted Leo & the Pharmacists are among the highlights of night two.

Music

Robert Glasper

Photograph courtesy of Robert Glasper.

Wolf Trap | September 9

The Grammy-winning pianist and composer has long fused jazz and rap with his Black Radio project. This performance will help celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, with prominent rappers such as Cordae, Common, and Lupe Fiasco making appearances.

Talks

Amy Bruni

Sixth & I | September 13

Get a head start on October hauntings with the paranormal investigator, podcaster, and star of the Travel Channel show Kindred Spirits. Bruni will share tales of her encounters with the dead—and just might inspire you to conduct your own paranormal investigation.

Photograph courtesy of Riverhead Books.

Books

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

Politics and Prose (Connecticut Avenue) | September 13

The renowned author’s latest novel tells the story of a young servant girl who escapes from a settlement in Colonial America. On her own, she learns to survive in a magical but frightening wilderness.

 
 

Theater

The Screwtape Letters

Photograph by Joan Marcus.

Capital One Hall | September 16

C.S. Lewis’s epistolary novel, The Screwtape Letters, addressed evil in a decidedly more biting manner than his beloved Chronicles of Narnia series did. Actor Brent Harris brings this humorous and sobering battle for the soul to the stage.

Music

Boris and Melvins

Photograph by Chris Casella.

Howard Theatre | September 22

For whats sure to be a gloriously ear-splitting night, Japanese noisemakers Boris will perform their aptly titled 2002 album, Heavy Rocks. Seattle vets Melvins (above), meanwhile, will perform their 1991 album, Bullhead. Not coincidentally, the latter collection opens with a track called Boris, which, yes, gave the first band its name.

Museums

The Land Carries Our Ancestors

Photograph courtesy of Cara Romero.

National Gallery of Art | September 22–January 15

Artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, a citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation, curated this exhibit of work by Native American artists living in the US. Pieces range from traditional weaving and beadwork to modern sculpture and abstract painting. Above, a detail from “Indian Canyon” by photographer Cara Romero.

Music

Janelle Monáe

Photograph by Amy Harris/Invision/AP Images.

The Anthem | September 24–25

The musician and actress who’s set to depict Josephine Baker in the upcoming television series De la Resistance brings her sultry new album, The Age of Pleasure, to the Wharf for a show guaranteed to heat up the early-fall evening.

Music

Itzhak Perlman

Photograph by Todd Rosenberg.

Strathmore | September 28

The classical-violin superstar scored in 1995 with the Emmy-winning PBS special Great Performances: In the Fiddlers House, which found him exploring Jewish klezmer music. Now he’s bringing that concept to Strathmore, and hell be joined by klezmer stars including Hankus Netsky and Andy Statman.

Festivals

World Culture Festival

Photograph courtesy of Art of Living Foundation.

National Mall | September 29–October 1

In these polarizing times, one longs for unity. This three-day event, organized by the Art of Living Foundation (whose founder, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, is not without controversy), encourages attendees to renew, groove, dance, sing their way to a more harmonious world.

This article appears in the September 2023 issue of Washingtonian.

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WSU museum to feature the works of Choctaw/Cherokee Native Jeffrey Gibson

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WSU museum to feature the works of Choctaw/Cherokee Native Jeffrey Gibson
Aug. 17—Washington State University welcomes artist Jeffrey Gibson and his exhibition to its Schnitzer Museum. His exhibit, “Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation,” will run Aug. 22 to March 9, according to a news release. It can be viewed between the museum’s newly extended hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. …

Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series – e-flux Education

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Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series – e-flux Education

Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series
Fall 2023 season
September 12–November 28, 2023, 6:30pm

International Center of Photography

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Thursday 11am–9pm

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The International Center of Photography is pleased to announce the Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series speakers for the fall 2023 season. Through the generous support of the Rosenblum Family, the Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series expands to welcome photographers in a globally expansive dialogue with historians, critics, and artists at ICP’s home on the Lower East Side. This fall’s ICP Talks speakers use the photographic form to explore and reclaim archives and personal narrative, document their communities, and champion new approaches to visual storytelling.

ICP Talks schedule 
Tuesday, September 12, 6:30pm EST: Shala Miller with Ebony L. Haynes
Wednesday, October 11, 6:30pm EST: Cara Romero with Jami Powell
Tuesday, October 17, 7pm EST: Sunil Gupta with Gayatri Gopinath
Tuesday, November 28, 6:30pm EST: Muriel Hasbun with Susan Meiselas

This program is being offered both in person at ICP and streaming online. Tickets to attend the conversation in person are five USD and do not include admission to ICP’s galleries.  Free for ICP members, current ICP One-Year Certificate Program students and current faculty of ICP’s One-Year Certificate programs. Free online access tickets are available. Register here.  

About the series 
The Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer’s Lecture Series presents one-hour live events featuring scholars and curators in conversation with renowned photographers who champion social change through photography, employ exciting alternative and emerging practices, or ask critical questions about the form. This year’s Fall Season includes Shala Miller with Ebony L. Haynes (September 12), Cara Romero with Jami Powell (October 11), Sunil Gupta with Gayatri Gopinath (October 17) and Muriel Hasbun with Susan Meiselas (November 28). 

Recent participants in ICP Talks include Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Clifford Prince King, Marvin Heiferman, Joshua Rashaad McFadden, Catherine Opie, Farah Al Qasimi, Guadalupe Rosales, Pacifico Silano, Dayanita Singh, and Jeff Wall.  

The 2023–24 Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series is made possible through generous support from the Rosenblum Family.

About the International Center of Photography 
The International Center of Photography (ICP) is the world’s leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture. Cornell Capa founded ICP in 1974 to champion “concerned photography”—socially and politically minded images that can educate and change the world. Through exhibitions, education programs, community outreach, and public programs, ICP offers an open forum for dialogue about the power of the image. Since its inception, ICP has presented more than 700 exhibitions, provided thousands of classes, and hosted a wide variety of public programs. ICP launched its new integrated center on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in January 2020. Located at 79 Essex Street, ICP is the cultural anchor of Essex Crossing, one of the most highly anticipated and expansive mixed-use developments in New York City. ICP pays respect to the original stewards of this land, the Lenape people, and other Indigenous communities. Visit icp.org to learn more about the museum and its programs.

Take a Look on Trending Art NFTs on Secondary Market Place Blur

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Take a Look on Trending Art NFTs on Secondary Market Place Blur

Non fungible tokens (NFTs) are the digital representation of art which could be in the form of paintings, music, videos, or content etc. Art NFTs is a category that is defined for drawings, paintings and other generative formats. This is a wonderful way to trade such NFTs to a large section of people who have the same interest. Marketplaces assemble these digital assets and give a chance to all artists worldwide to sell their pieces directly.

Blur is one such marketplace which does not force any user to pay royalty. It gives users the choice whether to pay royalty related fees or not. This platform does not charge a trading fee.

There are many NFTs assembled in this marketplace. Some of the art NFTs that are trending on Blur this week are discussed below.

1. Opepen Edition Art NFT

Opepen Edition is a generative art built on Ethereum blockchain. It allows collectors to influence the art piece’s evolution. It creates an abundance of art and choice for its collectors allowing them to opt in to different drops and receive random artworks from different artists.

Opepen Edition has a floor price of 0.508 ETH. Top bid is 0.49 ETH. Its one day volume is 115.76 ETH and seven days Volume is 762.29 ETH. This art NFT has 4233 owners which is 26% and has a supply of 16,000. It has a royalty of 0.5%. The NFT has different traits like artist, edition size, opepen, release, revealed set etc.

2.  Beeple Spring Art NFT

Beeple Spring art is full of digital age masterpieces. This also provides a physical copy in digital clear glass frame to the successful buyers.

Beeple Spring has a floor price of 8.69 ETH. Top bid is 2.03 ETH. Its one day volume is 6 ETH and seven day volume is 6 ETH. This art NFT has 251 owners which is 49% and has supply of 511. It has 0.0% royalty. 

3. Checks Art NFT

Checks is an open edition NFT collection. It is inspired from the former Twitter checkmark. This NFT is based on Ethereum blockchain and each NFT has 80 checks resembling the former Twitter verification logo.

Checks art NFT has floor price of .2096. Top bid is .20 ETH. Its one day volume is 13.06 ETH and seven days volume is 119.60 ETH. This art NFT has 1843 owners which mostly comprises 32% and has a supply of 5771. It has 0.0% royalty. The NFT has different traits like checks, color band, day, gradient, revealed, shift, speed.

4. Maschine Art NFT

Maschine is a limited edition based on Ethereum. Each NFT shows the velocity and perception of the artist. This art NFT has a floor price of .079 ETH. Top bid is .06 ETH. Its one day volume is 2.20 ETH and seven days volume is 2.97 ETH. This art NFT has 426 owners which is 43% and has a supply of 1000. It has a royalty of 0.5%.

5. Formation by Harto

It is a generative art collection. It shows an intricate and diverse beauty of nature transcending ordinary patterns. Formation by Harto has a floor price of .025 ETH. Top bid is .01ETH. Its one day volume is .09 ETH and seven days volume is 3.73 ETH. This art NFT has 122 owners which is 41% and has a supply of 300. It has a royalty of 7.5%.

Summary

Art NFTs are a great digital way of exploring the art. It gives a chance to artists to trade and earn a good passive income. But, before investing in any NFT it is advisable to gain full knowledge about the field.

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Iconic photographer Annie Leibovitz will mentor teens at Crystal Bridges starting Sept. 16

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Iconic photographer Annie Leibovitz will mentor teens at Crystal Bridges starting Sept. 16
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BENTONVILLE — Dramatic. Quirky. Engaging. Iconic.

That’s how portraits created by master photographer Annie Leibovitz have been described. Since she landed a job at Rolling Stone in 1970 — and later worked for Vanity Fair and Vogue — Leibovitz has turned images of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Queen Elizabeth II, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg into (sometimes controversial) art.

Now, her photographs are coming to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art for “Annie Leibovitz at Work,” opening Sept. 16. The legend herself will be in Bentonville for a sold-out lecture Sept. 15 — but it won’t be her only visit. At 9 a.m. Sept. 16, she’ll meet a cohort of teens ages 13-19 who have signed up for “Beyond the Lens,” a teen photography mentorship program.

“Annie Leibovitz has a long-standing interest in mentoring young creatives, and Crystal Bridges has a long-standing commitment to educate our younger audience in various art forms,” says Marta Knodle, studio educator, public programs, for the museum. “This program, specifically tailored to teens, was the ideal way to honor both of these commitments.

“We find that providing teens with an opportunity to engage with living artists is a great way to inspire creativity and artistic expression.”

Teens were the focus from the start, Knodle said.

“We want to meet the teens exactly where they are and provide them with an opportunity to learn and grow their photography skills, whether they are just starting out or even looking on building a career out of it,” she said. “Together, they will work to create a collective visual narrative of teen life in Northwest Arkansas through their portrait-style works inspired by Annie Leibovitz’s art.”

In addition to interaction with Leibovitz, the teens will have local photographers as mentors — Knodle is hoping for at least four — and will meet with them in September, October and November before a showcase of the students’ work Nov. 18-26. The program is open to any teen who wants to sign up.

“Many local schools are building it into their class projects for fall,” Knodle says. “Everyone that would like to participate must come to the kick-off on Sept. 16 to learn from Annie Leibovitz and the mentors as they introduce the program and provide a project packet. Photographs and artist statements are due on Nov. 3.”

Registration is required by 5 p.m. Sept. 15. Knodle says all experience levels are welcome and no special equipment is required. People can visit crystalbridges.org/teen-photography-mentor-program/ to sign up.

The Leibovitz exhibit will be open Sept. 16 to Jan. 29 and will include a set of new works made just for Crystal Bridges — Leibovitz’s first museum commission. Tickets for the exhibition will be $12 for nonmember adults.

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