TORRENTS | Guided Tour | Rubell Museum

CulturalDC has made a name for itself in providing a platform for bold contemporary artists to interact with audiences in thought-provoking ways. Previous exhibitions include “Ivanka Vacuuming” by Jennifer Rubell, “THIS IS NOT A DRILL” by Jefferson Pinder, and “Mighty, Mighty” by Devan Shimoyama. CulturalDC owns Source Theatre and a 40-ft shipping container transformed into a Mobile Art Gallery. In addition to presenting, CulturalDC has brokered more than 350,000 square feet of artist space since 1998, including the Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, Atlas Performing Arts Center, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Source Theatre, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre.Facebook: CulturalDCInstagram: @cultural_dcTwitter: Cultural_DC

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R﻿ubell Museum Tour M﻿eet at the front entrance at 11:30 AM. Please arrive slightly before so we can begin our tour on time. C﻿urrent Exhibitions include:Sylvia Snowdena﻿nd What’s Going On SHELL SNOWDEN BUTLERSHELL IS MY DAUGHTER AND THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE SERIES &quot;SHELL; GLIMPSES&quot;.MY PAINTING IS EXPRESSIONISM. IT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS PASSIONATE AND POWERFUL. IT IS DIRECT, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SHELL WHICH IS DIRECT, AND REFLECTS A HUMAN STRUGGLE TO ENDURE- ORGANIC SHAPES.MY PAINTING IS A PERSONAL FORM OF COMMUNICATION WHICH DEPICTS AN EMOTIONAL REACTION WITH A STRONG SENSE OF DESIGN AND COMPOSITION.THIS SERIES SHOWS AN EXPERIENCE WHICH IS DEEPER THAN APPEARANCE. THE SURFACE IS RICH WITH TACTILE AND VISUAL TEXTURE. THE BRUSHWORK IS SENSUAL AND VIGOROUS WHICH AIDS IN THE PORTRAYAL OF SHELL&#x27;S ENERGY. SOME AREAS PROPEL FROM THE SURFACE, IMPASTO, REMINISCENT OF BAS RELIEF SCULPTURE MAKING USE OF GESTURAL BRUSHWORK.IMPASTO. THE LUSH USE OF PAINT DEFINES THE ESSENCE OF SHELL AND GIVES A DEPTH OF SPIRIT - A CELEBRATION OF JOY OF A DAUGHTER. THE EMPHASIS IS ON EMOTION DISCIPLINED BY A STRONG SENSE OF DESIGN WHICH ATTEMPTS TO SHOW DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES OF SHELL&#x27;S LIFE EXPERIENCES.I OFTEN USE RED TO DEPICT SHELL&#x27;S STRENGTH OF CHARACTER: A BALANCE BETWEEN STRENGTH AND FEMININITY. SHELL&#x27;S FRONTAL POSITION AND ITS MOVEMENT CREATES A &quot;LIVE&quot; CONNECTION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN VIEWER AND SUBJECT MATTER, ADDING A SENSE OF LIFE. THE WORKS HERE ARE PART OF A VERY LARGE SERIES ON CANVAS AND PAPER.SHELL IS MY DAUGHTER AND THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF DR. GEORGE W. SNOWDEN AND MRS. JESSIE BURNS SNOWDEN. THEY HELPED TO SHAPE HER STRENGTH OF CHARACTER AND FORM HER GIVING PERSONALITY. SHE RECEIVED HER BACHELOR&#x27;S DEGREE FROM SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, DEAN’S LIST, AND ENTERED DEVRY UNIVERSITY.MY BRUSHWORK EXEMPLIFIES SHELL’S ZEST FOR LIFE, HER EFFORTS TO &quot;GRAB LIFE BY THE HORNS”, HER ABILITY TO GET RIGHT UP AFTER LIFE&#x27;S UPHEAVALS.STRENGTH AND FEMININITY.- SYLVIA SNOWDEN, WASHINGTON, D.C., SEPTEMBER 2022

Inaugural group exhibition: What's Going OnWhat’s Going On brings together more than 190 works by 50 artists who are responding to pressing social and political issues that continue to affect society today.The title of the show references Marvin Gaye’s seminal 1971 album of the same name and its anthemic titular single, which decried injustice and other social ills. Gaye was a student at the long-closed Randall Junior High School, which has been converted by the New York-based firm Beyer Blinder Belle Architects to house the new museum.Keith Haring’s Untitled (Against All Odds), 1989, introduces the exhibition. This pivotal series of 20 works depicts a dystopia that demonstrates Haring’s lifelong concern with environmental destruction, oppression, and illness. In a handwritten inscription that accompanies these drawings, Haring cites the influence of Marvin Gaye’s album What’s Going On, which he listened to endlessly while creating these artworks. The series was dedicated by Haring to Don Rubell’s brother Steve Rubell, who passed away from AIDS in 1989 at age 45.List of Artists:El Anatsui / Natalie Ball / Hernan Bas / Christian Boltanski / Cecily Brown / Miriam Cahn / Maurizio Cattelan / Jonathan Lyndon Chase / Robert Colescott / Karon Davis / Noah Davis / Matthew Day Jackson / Leonardo Drew / Marlene Dumas / Chase Hall / Keith Haring / Barkley Hendricks / Jenny Holzer / Huang Yong Ping / February James / Rashid Johnson / Josh Kline / Glenn Ligon / Juanita McNeely / John Miller / Oscar Murillo / Christopher Myers / Paulo Nazareth / Cady Noland / Catherine Opie / Christina Quarles / Jamea Richmond-Edwards / Tschabalala Self / Gary Simmons / Vaughn Spann / Hank Willis Thomas / Mickalene Thomas / Genesis Tramaine / Rosemarie Trockel / Kaari Upson / Andra Ursuta / Danh Vo / Kara Walker / John Waters / Carrie Mae Weems / Kehinde Wiley / Kennedy Yanko / Purvis Young / Lisa Yuskavage / Cajsa von Zeipel

Keith Haring’s Untitled (Against All Odds), 1989

About the Rubell Museum DCLocated at 65 I Street in the Southwest neighborhood, the Rubell Museum DC brings the Rubell Family’s extensive contemporary art collection to the nation’s capital. After nearly 30 years as the Rubell Family Collection and with the 2019 expansion to a new location in Miami, the institution was renamed the Rubell Museum to emphasize its public mission and expand access for audiences. Shortly after Mera and Don Rubell married in 1964, they started visiting artists’ studios and collecting art in New York, when Mera was a Head Start teacher and Don was in medical school. Their son, Jason Rubell, joined them in 1982 in building the collection, creating the exhibitions, and developing the museums, reflecting the multi-generational family passion for discovering, engaging, and supporting many of today’s most compelling artists.The Rubell Museum’s collection is distinguished by its unprecedented range and depth that has enabled the Museum to organize over 50 exhibitions during the last three decades drawn entirely from its holdings in painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installation. These have included such groundbreaking and diverse exhibitions as Richard Prince (2004), Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists (2006), Against All Odds: Keith Haring (2008), Beg Borrow and Steal (2009), 28 Chinese (2013), NO MAN’S LAND (2015), Still Human (2017), Purvis Young (2018), and Yayoi Kusama (2020). Many of these exhibitions have toured to museums internationally and have been accompanied by catalogues.

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