WCP's BEST of DC

Washington City Paper's 2009
BEST of DC

Here's a sampling of the best from CityPaper
Readers' Poll. Congratulations to all!!
Visit these exciting art venues and more in the city.

Best Art Gallery

First: National Gallery of Art

4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW

Second: Art Whino

(multiple locations)

Third: Corcoran Gallery of Art

500 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20006

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Best Public Art
First: Josh Norris

2801 M St. NW

Second: Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden

700 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C.

Third: Shepard Fairey

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Best Exhibit
First: Richard Avedon at the Corcoran Gallery

Second: Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples

Third: Artomatic

See all the Arts and Entertainment Bests at http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestof/2009/artsandentertainment

Galleries DC, 10 Highlight Exhibitions From The Year

Read Optimist Opportunities By Maura Judkis

"Politics are usually unavoidable in D.C., and in 2008 especially many of the offerings in local galleries and museums skewed sharply political. And yet, mirroring a larger trend, cynicism seemed to shed as the election grew closer, leading to the optimistic “Portraits of Power” show at the Corcoran and the magic touch of Shepard Fairey....and the unabashed adoration for collector Philip Barlow in “15 for Philip,” a homage to a D.C. art patron."

Museums Year End Review

Jeffry Cudlin writes a year end review on the state of Washington, DC museums in the Washington City Paper.

"The state of D.C.’s art museums at the end of 2008 presents a quandary not unlike the one currently on everyone’s mind in the financial sector: Should troubled institutions be rescued or allowed to fail?"

Washington City Paper's

Maura Judkis on James Marshall (Dalek) at Irvine Contemporary Here.

The "James Marshall (Dalek): Overweight" exhibition is on view from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, to Saturday, June 21, at Irvine Contemporary, 1412 14th St. NW. Free. (202) 332-8767.

City Paper Best of DC

Congrats to Phillipa Hughes for being voted Best Career-Changer 2008 by the Washingon City Paper.