| Don’t miss your chance to experience three stunning exhibitions at SAAM’s Renwick Gallery. |
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| | Janet Echelman: 1.8 Renwick
On view through May 13
Rubenstein Grand Salon
1.8 Renwick is a site-specific artwork that is part of SAAM’s permanent collection. The colorful fiber and lighting installation examines the complex interconnections between human beings and our physical world and reveals the artist's fascination with the measurement of time. Echelman’s knotted meditation contrasts the forces we can understand and control with those we cannot. Dynamically changing lighting casts projected shadow drawings in vivid colors that move from wall to wall, enticing viewers to lie down on the carpet and contemplate the work. |
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| | Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
On view through June 8
Second floor
SAAM’s branch location for contemporary craft, the Renwick Gallery, showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today. These highlights from SAAM’s contemporary craft collection reflect a range of mediums from fiber and ceramics to glass, metal, wood, and mixed media. These objects deepen the history of the studio craft movement while also introducing contemporary artworks that push the boundaries of what we interpret the handmade to be in the twenty-first century. |
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| | We Gather at the Edge: Contemporary Quilts by Black Women Artists
On view through June 22
First floor
The artists featured in We Gather at the Edge honor the Black story quilt tradition with work that envisions a more just and connected world. The exhibition highlights SAAM’s recent acquisition of quilts from the collection of Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi and celebrates her legacy as the founder of the Women of Color Quilters Network. |
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Image credits: Visitors at the Renwick Gallery; Photo by Albert Ting
1.8 Renwick; Photo by Ron Blunt
Roberto Lugo, Juicy, 2021, glazed stoneware, enamel paint, luster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery and the 40th anniversary of the Alliance, 2021.68, © 2020, Roberto Lugo
Myrah Brown Green, In My Akuabaa Form, 2000, cotton fabric and cotton batt,, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur S. Bresler, 2023.40.19, © 2000, Myrah Brown Green |
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