The Collaborative | Still Something Singing

Presented by Washington Sculptors Group and The Kreeger Museum

October 21, 2023 - Saturday, January 27, 2024

Works By:
Adam Bradley
Donna Cameron
Roger Cutler
Hyunsuk Erickson
Barbara Liotta
Donna Mccullough
Maryanne Pollock
Steve Wanna
“Even when silvery fish after fish comes back belly up, and the country plummets into a crepitating crater of hatred, isn’t there still something singing?”
--from “The Leash” by Ada Limón (The Leash by Ada Limón | Poetry Foundation)
Washington Sculptors Group is pleased to join The Kreeger Museum in presenting Still Something Singing, on view from October 21, 2023 - January 27, 2024. Sited throughout the grounds of the museum, this exhibition of outdoor sculpture and temporary installations reflects the role of art in our contemporary moment. The exhibition was juried and curated by Betsy Johnson, Assistant Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, presenting the work of eight DC-area artists: Adam Bradley, Donna Cameron, Roger Cutler, Hyunsuk Erickson, Barbara Liotta, Donna McCullough, Maryanne Pollock, and Steve Wanna.
This exhibition is presented under The Collaborative, a program developed by The Kreeger Museum in 2021 to support Washington-area artists.

Juror: Betsy Johnson

Betsy Johnson joined the Hirshhorn’s staff in January 2016 and was appointed Assistant Curator in March 2018, with responsibilities for overseeing the Museum’s photography collection. She organized Tony Lewis: Anthology 2014–2016 (2018), The Evidence Room (2019), Feel the Sun in Your Mouth: Recent Acquisitions (2019), Toyin Ojih Odutola: A Countervailing Theory (2021), One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection (2022), Rirkrit Tiravanija: (who’s afraid of red, yellow, and green), Wrightwood 659, Chicago (2022), and A Window Suddenly Opens: Contemporary Photography in China (2022).

Prior to working for the Hirshhorn, Johnson was at Glenstone from 2011 through 2015, where she guided the development of their visitor experience and education programs. She holds a master’s degree in art history from Pennsylvania State University and is ABD in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She has curated exhibitions across the region for institutions such as the Korean Cultural Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, Washington Project for the Arts, Arlington Arts Center, McLean Project for the Arts, Metro Micro Gallery, and the University of Maryland Art Gallery.

Donna Cameron, Green Film Towers, 2023, trans multimedia on clear substrate

The Kreeger Museum

Open Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00am–4:00pm (Grounds close at 4:15pm)
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One of the greatest legacies of David and Carmen Kreeger is the Museum that bears their name. In 1959, The Kreegers began to amass a formidable collection of modern art. For the next fifteen years they assembled most of the Museum’s holdings. The collection reflects the spirit of David and Carmen Kreeger who agreed on every piece they purchased –their approach to collecting was a personal one –they bought what they loved.
The Kreeger’s focus on 19th and 20th century paintings is evidenced by works by Monet, Picasso, Braque, Stella, Mitchell, and Frankenthaler, among others. Also included in the permanent collection are works by prominent Washington artists, including William Christenberry, Gene Davis, Sam Gilliam, Simmie Knox, and Paul Reed. Outstanding examples of African and Asian art are integrated in gallery spaces on both levels. Designed in 1963 by Philip Johnson and Richard Foster, the travertine-clad building sits on five acres and is surrounded by sculpture gardens and terraces.
Designed in 1963 by Philip Johnson and Richard Foster, the Kreeger residence was built on five and a half wooded acres overlooking the nation’s capital. The Kreegers were pillars of the Washington DC arts and cultural community, and their love of art, music and architecture resound throughout the building today.
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Open Tuesday – Saturday: 10:00am–4:00pm (Grounds close at 4:15pm)
Walk-in tickets are available. Advance reservations are recommended.
Please note that the Museum will close at 1:00pm on Saturday, October 28th for a ticketed performance.
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