Art Scene: Rebirth of Cool

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Bird On Money, 1981. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 66 x 90 inches.

This weekend the Corcoran Gallery of Art is launching its new exhibit, 30 Americans. The kick off party is going down at Capitol Skyline Hotel, which will be hosted by artist Kehinde Wiley. Just think, art, barbecue and the hot sounds of DJ Jahsonic and DJ Keenan, does it get any better?

When: 
BBQ, Fri. 6-9 p.m., Exhibition through Feb. 12, 2012
Where: 
Party Rock, Capitol Skyline Hotel
10 I St. SW, Washington DC
Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 17th St. NW
Cost:
Party - $35
Art - $10

"We decided to call [the exhibition] “30 Americans.” “Americans,” rather than “African Americans” or “Black Americans” because nationality is a statement of fact, while racial identity is a question each artist answers in his or her own way, or not at all. And the number 30 because we acknowledge, even as it is happening, that this show does not include everyone who could be in it." – Rubell Family, November, 2008

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