American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center The Katzen Arts Center is located on Ward Circle at the intersection of Massachusetts and Nebraska Avenues in NW Washington, D.C.
Parking (metered until 5 p.m.) is available in the 550-space garage located beneath the Katzen Center at the Glover Gate entrance on Massachusetts Avenue.
AU Museum: 202-885-1300 museum@american.edu
Closed Through September 1 Museum Hours: (Admission free) 11:00 to 4:00, Tue–Sun
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center Mistrust Alexandre Arrechea September 2 - October 26 Cuban artist Alexandre Arrechea's interdisciplinary and monumental works explore themes of surveillance and social isolation in both public spaces and private domestic spaces.
The Depravities of War Sandow Birk September 2 - October 26 Jacques Callot's "Miseries of War," a series of eighteen etchings based on his observations of the Thirty Years' War that was completed in 1633, will be presented alongside contemporary artist Sandow Birk's outsized woodcuts focusing on the war in Iraq.
Goya.Disparates .... Continuity of an Unfinished Project Ricardo Calero September 9 - October 26 Spanish artist Ricardo Calero links his work with that of Franciso de Goya y Lucientes through an engraving series that explores the medium of light and similar aspects of human nature depicted in each artist's work.
Close Encounters: Facing the Future Curated by Donald Russell and Niels Van Tomme September 13 - October 26 Close Encounters presents a departure from strictly artistic and theoretical approaches to recent social-political events. It invites the viewer to connect directly with art that considers the issues at stake in the November election. Artists will include Allora & Calzadilla, Enrique Chagoya, Mel Chin, Jenny Holzer, Mildred Howard, Ester Partegas, and Roger Shimomura.
Ladelle Moe Disasters Through October 26 South African-born Ladelle Moe’s out-sized concrete heads and bodies will be displayed in the Sylvia Berlin Katzen Sculpture Garden
