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A still from Kota Ezawa's 2008 digital animation LYAM 3D.

» Première Screenings "Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image" Smithsonian American Art Museum New Permanent Enter the mesmerizing world of video art in this new permanent gallery that takes stock of the cutting-edge tools and materials used by moving image artists during the past 50 years. The installation features key artworks from the early pioneers to those working today at the leading edge in new media art practices. The works range from Nam June Paik's early, innovative moving image experiments to Cory Arcangel's reworking of Nintendo games and obsolete computer systems. Now on view: Cory Arcangel's 2008 Video Painting; Jim Campbell's 2009 Grand Central Station #2 and his 2006 Reconstruction #7; Peter Campus' 1973 Three Transitions; Kota Ezawa's 2008 LYAM 3D; Svetlana and Igor Kopystiansky's 2005 Yellow Sound; Nam June Paik's 9/23/69: Experiments with David Atwood; Bill Viola's 2001 Surrender and Marina Zurkow's 2009 Elixir II. Learn more » View all exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution » A still from Nam June Paik's 1969 single-channel video 9/23/69: Experiments with David Atwood. A still from Cory Arcangel's 2008 piece,Video Painting 2008.			Advertisement » Smithsonian Blogs On Smithsonian.com's science blog: - Jan 11: Life Without Left Turns - Jan 10: Male and Female Butterflies Take Turns at Courting - Jan 07: Finding Science in the Art of Arcimboldo Where paleontology meets pop culture: - Jan 11: Blog Carnival #27: Mammoths, Stegosaur Wars, Shrink-Wrapped Dinosaur Syndrome and More... - Jan 10: Velociraptor Table Scraps - Jan 07: Zombie Dinosaurs! On Smithsonian.com's newest blog: - Jan 11: Good News for Food Safety - Jan 10: Inviting Writing: Tomato Surprise - Jan 07: What's the Story, John Dory? The People Behind the Food Names » Institution Blogs An art blog from Smithsonian American Art Museum Five (and a half) Questions with Alexis Rockman A blog from Smithsonian Journeys Family Dining in Florence A blog from the National Museum of American History In Tribute to Dr. William Taylor, Jr., Jazz Elder Statesman, July 24, 1921-Dec. 28, 2010
» Exhibit A rare self portrait of Navajo artist R.C. Gorman is among the works on view at the American Indian museum. "R.C. Gorman: Early Prints and Drawings, 1966-1974" 1/13/2011 - 5/01/2011 National Museum of the American Indian Explore the early career of R.C. Gorman (1931-2005), the Navajo artist that the New York Times once referred to as the "Picasso of American Indian art." Learn how Gorman's first works of nude figures foreshadow the monumental women and Indian madonnas that later brought the artist international acclaim. » Event Watch the Taratibu Pan-Afrikan steppers at the Natural History museum. Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Program 1/14/2011, 7-9:30 National Museum of Natural History Join the Anacostia Community Museum for their annual program featuring news analyst Juan Williams, White House correspondent Cynthia Gordy and the Taratibu Pan-Afrikan Youth Association steppers. Williams' remarks will address the topic, "King Alive: His Dream Lives on Today." Free, but seating is limited.
» More Exhibits Closing Soon  "John Gossage: The Pond" Smithsonian American Art Museum Now - 1/17/2011 Hurry In!  "Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer" National Portrait Gallery Now - 1/23/2011 In Camelot  "The Kennedys 50 Years Ago " National Museum of American History Now - 2/2011 Blossoming  "The Orchid in Chinese Painting" Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 1/15/2011 - 7/17/2011 Coming Soon  "Orchids—A View From the East" National Museum of Natural History 1/29/2011 - 4/24/2011 Famous Firsts   "Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery" National Air and Space Museum New Permanent Suddenly Stephen  "Portrait of Stephen Colbert" National Museum of American History Now - TBA Different Perspectives  "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture" National Portrait Gallery Now - 2/13/2011 All Hands on Deck  "Black Box: Hans Op de Beeck" Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Now - 2/27/2011 Crocheting for Conservation  "Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef" National Museum of Natural History Now - 4/24/2011 Surreal Studies  "Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow" Smithsonian American Art Museum Now - 05/08/2011 More featured Exhibits » » More Events The Principle of Love 2-Day Family Program: Sharing the Dream: A Multicultural Celebration of Love & Justice Explore the shared connections of "Love & Justice" found in African, Latino and Native American communities through guest artists and their music, spoken word and storytelling performances. National Museum of the American Indian 1/15/2011 - 1/16/2011, 12-5 Admission: Free Act Out 3-Day Family Festival: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Songs from the Civil Rights Era echo through the galleries during a three-day family festival. The event includes the museum's award-winning interactive play Join the Student Sit-Ins. National Museum of American HIstory 1/15/2011 - 1/17/2011, 10-5:30 Admission: Free Good to be the King Cultures in Motion Performance: Elvis Presley, Live-in-Concert Experience tribute artist Scot Bruce and his four back-up musicians, accompanied by narration written and performed by the exhibition's co-curator E. Warren Perry Jr. National Portrait Gallery 1/20/2011, 7PM Admission: Free, but seating is limited; for reservations, call 202-633-8520 or e-mail NPGPublicPrograms@si.edu. Beyond the Blackboard Shout Online Conference Series: "Study the Land" Join Smithsonian experts to discuss the environment from a variety of perspectives – scientific, historical, cultural and artistic. Online Only 1/26/2011, 1-4 Admission: Free, but registration required Delivery Down Under 9th Annual Sundman Lecture: The Philately of New Zealand: Innovation Born of Necessity, 1855-1955 Join Robert P. Odenweller to learn about New Zealand's postal service and how it used ingenious methods to recover and re-use philatelic materials. National Postal Museum 2/05/2011, 1-3:30 Admission: Free View Full Events Calendar »
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Photo Credits: Smithsonian American Art Museum © 2005 Kota Ezawa; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Nam June Paik Archive, Gift of the Artist's Estate © 1969 Estate of Nam June Paik; Cory Arcangel; Indian Arts and Crafts Board Collection, Department of the Interior, at the National Museum of the American Indian; Marketa Ebert